Music as Agency

Emily Achieng’ Akuno studied at Kenyatta University, Kenya, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, USA and Kingston University, UK. A professor of music at the Technical University of Kenya, her research focuses on music and teacher education in cultural contexts. She is editor and author of books and articles including Music Education in Africa: Concept, process and practice (Routledge, 2019). She is Past President of the International Music Council (IMC) and the International Society for Music Education (ISME). She is founding chair of the Music Education Research Group – Kenya (MERG-Kenya).Maria Westvall is Professor at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory (RMC) in Copenhagen and the director of CReArC (Copenhagen Centre for Research in Artistic Citizenship). Her research focuses on the sociological and artistic dimensions of music education, intercultural approaches, musical and cultural diversity, musical community practices, and migration, and she has directed several research projects on these topics. Her research is published in several books and scientific journals including Music Education Research, British Journal of Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, International Journal of Community Music, Música em perspectiva, El oído pensante, Intercultural Education, Action, Criticism & Theory for Music Education, Nordic Research in Music Education, Danish Musicology Online and the Finnish Journal of Music Education.

‘This brilliant collection of essays is a matchless gift to anyone who takes a serious interest in the myriad powers of music to embody, inspire, advance, and protect civil responsibility, humane relationality, and an “ethic of care” for people and cultures everywhere. In beautiful, jargon-free prose, the distinguished scholars and practitioners in this volume—from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa—explain, analyze, clarify, deepen, and re-vision the meanings, practices, possibilities, and teaching of musics for Artistic Citizenship(s). Speaking personally, it is a joy to see how Music as Agency: Diversities of Perspectives on Artistic Citizenship goes far beyond the nascent efforts of Marissa Silverman and I to explain Artistic Citizenship more than a decade ago. Moreover, I am in admiration of how the authors in this book conceive and unfold their discussions in exceptionally creative, elegant, and erudite ways. This comprehensive volume will surely advance and shape the field of Artistic Citizenship for decades to come and transport the discipline to every corner of the globe.’- David J. Elliott, Professor Emeritus of Music and Music Education, New York University

• PrefaceDavid ElliotForewordHenrik SveidahlIntroduction - Artistic Citizenship in a Global PerspectiveMaria Westvall & Emily Achieng’ AkunoChapter 1 - Art for All’s Sake: Co-Creation, “Artizenship,” and Negotiated PracticesCharles Carson and Maria WestvallChapter 2 - Social Engagement towards Artistic Citizenship in Music TeachingFlávia Motoyama NaritaChapter 3 – Civic responsibility through artistic citizenship and empathy: 21st Century feminist aims for music educationMarissa SilvermanChapter 4 - Artistic Citizenship and Cosmopolitanism in Musical-Social WorkKim Boeskov and Kristine RingsagerChapter 5 - Artistic Citizenship as Practices of Everyday ResistanceOscar PrippChapter 6 –Practicing citizenship artistically: An autoethnographic account of a Chinese-Canadian-Brazilian music educatorNan QiChapter 7 - Building citizenship in contexts of democratic recovery: A review of Chilean cultural policies on music education, 1990 – 2022Carlos Poblete LagosChapter 8 - Articulating Sound Citizenship in the General Arts Classroom towards Sound Awareness and Sound Living: A Perspective from Singapore Contemporary ArtistsChee Hoo LumChapter 9 – Music Making in the Construction of Culture: Artizenship through Emerging Music Styles in KenyaEmily Achieng’ AkunoConclusion: Artizenship, Agency, ActionsEmily Achieng’ Akuno & Maria Westvall