Ethnomusicology

Revell Carr, Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, holds a BA (creative writing) from Hamilton College, an MA (folklore) from the University of Oregon, and a PhD (ethnomusicology) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He teaches courses in American vernacular music, and music of the non-Western world. Carr's research focuses on cross-cultural musical interactions, and the importance of maritime travel and commerce in the development of hybrid music and dance genres around the world. He has conducted research on the music of seafaring communities in Hawai'i, the West Indes, Norway, New England, California and the Pacific Northwest. He has also worked as an educator at several major maritime museums, including Mystic Seaport Museum and the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Carr has published in the Journal of American Folklore, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Maritime History, The Enjoyment of Music, and Voices: The Journal of New York Folklore, and he has presented his work at the conferences of the Society for Ethnomusicology, the American Studies Association, the American Folklore Society, the Southwest Popular Culture Association, and the International Council for Traditional Music. 336-334-5030 or email: jrcarr2@uncg.edu

Gavin Douglas holds a BMUS degree (performance classical guitar) and a BA degree (philosophy) from Queen’s University (Canada), a MM (ethnomusicology) from the University of Texas at Austin and a PhD (ethnomusicology) from the University of Washington, Seattle. He joined the UNCG School of Music in 2002 and teaches courses in World Music, Asian Music, American vernacular musics and guides seminars on music and society. His research interests include nationalism, politics, globalization and cross-cultural aesthetics. Douglas’ ongoing fieldwork in Burma (Myanmar) focuses on the state patronage of traditional music and the role it plays in the political processes of the ruling dictatorship. He has presented his research throughout the U.S. and Canada and in Great Britain, Sweden, Singapore and Japan. His writings can be found in the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The World of Music, The Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Anthropology Today, The Chinese Journal of Ritual, Theater and Folklore, Burma at the Turn of the 21st Century and elsewhere. 336-334-5473 or email: gdouglas@uncg.edu