The Directory of Jewish Music Scholars and Researchers
[jewishmusic-asjm.org/directoryofscholarsandresearchers]
In seeking to provide information and assistance to scholars and researchers, and those interested in finding and consulting experts in various areas of Jewish music, the American Society for Jewish Music is compiling The Directory of Jewish Music Scholars and Researchers, which will appear as an online database later this year. Amazingly, no other directory of this sort exists for the field of Jewish music! In part, this is because, despite its universally recognized importance in nearly every aspect of Jewish life, Jewish music often gets short-changed in the academic world. For example, other than our own Jewish Music Forum (see above), there are few academic outlets solely devoted to Jewish music. Moreover, the field of Jewish music is often fragmented, with positions in the academic world split between two or more departments.
Thus, The Directory of Jewish Music Scholars and Researchers, edited by board member Dr. Mark Kligman with assistance from Mitsuko Kawataba, a graduate student at Indiana University, Bloomington, is a much-needed tool to codify the work being done in the field and to enhance communication between those working professionals as well as others who wish to know about their work. I am pleased to say that this project has been endorsed by both the Association for Jewish Studies and the American Academy for Jewish Research.
[jewishmusic-asjm.org/directoryofscholarsandresearchers]
In seeking to provide information and assistance to scholars and researchers, and those interested in finding and consulting experts in various areas of Jewish music, the American Society for Jewish Music is compiling The Directory of Jewish Music Scholars and Researchers, which will appear as an online database later this year. Amazingly, no other directory of this sort exists for the field of Jewish music! In part, this is because, despite its universally recognized importance in nearly every aspect of Jewish life, Jewish music often gets short-changed in the academic world. For example, other than our own Jewish Music Forum (see above), there are few academic outlets solely devoted to Jewish music. Moreover, the field of Jewish music is often fragmented, with positions in the academic world split between two or more departments.
Thus, The Directory of Jewish Music Scholars and Researchers, edited by board member Dr. Mark Kligman with assistance from Mitsuko Kawataba, a graduate student at Indiana University, Bloomington, is a much-needed tool to codify the work being done in the field and to enhance communication between those working professionals as well as others who wish to know about their work. I am pleased to say that this project has been endorsed by both the Association for Jewish Studies and the American Academy for Jewish Research.