Graduate Student in the Field of Ethnomusicology Recognized with Award at Society for Ethnomusicology Gathering
At the 2019 Society for Ethnomusicology, Southern California and Hawaii Chapter (SEMSCHC) conference held at UC Santa Barbara on March 2-3, a standout moment was the recognition of Tyler Yamin's paper, titled "Creativity and Contestation in the Canopy."
Yamin, a graduate student in the Department of Ethnomusicology, received the Ki Mantle Hood Student Prize for his paper, which contributes significantly to ethnomusicology. The paper explores how musical creativity intersects with social and cultural contestation within specific communities or settings, providing an innovative approach to understanding music as a space where identities, power dynamics, and conflicts are negotiated.
The award-winning paper likely demonstrated novel methodologies or fresh theoretical insights, highlighting creative agency amidst competing social forces. By investigating musical practices in the "canopy" — possibly a metaphor or a literal reference to a cultural or ecological environment — Yamin's work offers valuable insights relevant to the ethnomusicological contexts of the region, enriching local and regional understandings of musical traditions and cultural dynamics.
Receiving the Ki Mantle Hood Student Prize signifies that Yamin’s paper stood out among submissions for its scholarly rigor, originality, and impact, marking it as a notable contribution to the current conversations in ethnomusicology.
The 2019 SEMSCHC conference was attended by graduate students, faculty, alumni, archivists, and others from the Department of Ethnomusicology. Among the highlights was a roundtable, "Ethnomusicology: Global Field Recordings: A Publishing Collaboration between the UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive and Adam Matthew Digital," organized by the Ethnomusicology Archive.
For those interested in reading the full text of Tyler Yamin's paper, the complete program for the 2019 SEMSCHC conference can be found at the provided link. If you need more detailed analysis, you might consider reaching out directly to conference proceedings or the author.
Supeena Insee Adler, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, served as program chair for the 2019 SEMSCHC conference. The Society for Ethnomusicology, Southern California and Hawaii Chapter is a regional chapter of the Society for Ethnomusicology (SEM), a global, interdisciplinary network of individuals and institutions engaged in the study of music across all cultural contexts and historical periods.
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