Putting Tolerance and Education on Stage World Music Pedagogy and the Politics of Self-Adulation, Identity Construction, and Instruction

Abstract

The present study delves into the notion of producing ethically conscious worldwide music. This study examines the potential counterproductivity of regular activities as a means to foster serendipitous encounters and dialogues. To commence, I would want to divulge a few of my initial recollections pertaining to the experience of engaging with global music. In this analysis, I explore the field of "world music" studies in order to demonstrate its role in the institutional and social construction of the white bourgeois subject. When considering the examination of a culture through its musical customs, it is my belief that global music surpasses geographical and temporal boundaries. In order to advocate for an ethical and non-essentialist perspective on the study of global music, this discourse will commence by examining the process of identity creation. Subsequently, an analysis of curriculum and pedagogical practices will be presented, followed by a few recommendations. In conclusion, I provide many proposals that align with the principles of critical pedagogy.