Music Theory's Racism Problem with Philip Ewell

Philip Ewell has, in recent years, become the most controversial music scholar on the planet. After his incisive work on music theory's white racial frame was unfairly attacked by fellow academics, he was suddenly thrust into the national spotlight, as right-wing news outlets targeted him as part of a broader backlash. A discussion about what it means to be caught up in the Culture Wars, racism in music scholarship, and how Dr. Ewell has grappled with it all. Philip Ewell is professor of music theory at Hunter College of the City University of New York. Show notes and more over at soundexpertise.org ! Questions? Thoughts? Email soundexpertise00@gmail.com or tag Will on Instagram/Twitter @seatedovation

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Music Theory's Racism Problem with Philip Ewell is an episode from Sound Expertise by Will Robin.

This episode is 58:22 long.

This episode was published on Aug 29, 2023.

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