Gibson, Sarah-Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3098-3231 (2024) Considering approaches towards sustainability through reflexive ethnographic research into two international music gatherings. International Journal of Community Music. (In Press)

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Abstract

In this article, I consider how community music-making can help people become more engaged in climate action and responsible consumption. These are two of the sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Through ethnographic fieldwork, I demonstrate how my lived experiences at two Ethno gatherings impacted my engagement with climate action (SDG 13) and consumption and production (SDG 12). “Ethnos” are JM International’s annual multi-sited, youth folk-music gatherings. They are active in over 40 countries. Their mission is to revive, invigorate and disseminate global traditional musical heritage, and to promote ideals such as peace, tolerance and understanding.
Following a critique of the concept of sustainability, I explore how two musical gatherings impacted my responsiveness to environmental sustainability. This postdoctoral ethnographic research was conducted in 2019 and 2020 at Ethno England and New Zealand as part of Ethno Research (https://www.yorksj.ac.uk/research/international-centre-for-community-music/projects/ethno-research/). I demonstrate how these gatherings addressed environmental concerns through organisational processes, and how the location of the gatherings solidified the relationship between participatory music-making and nature. Finally, I consider the value of the broader social impact of these gatherings in relation to the climate emergency.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	In Press
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology > GN345 Ethnography M Music and Books on Music > M Music > M1627-1853 Folk, national and ethnic music M Music and Books on Music > MT Musical instruction and study
School/Department:	School of the Arts
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/11034

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