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Steven Feld

March 21, 2024

Steven Feld (born August 20, 1949) is an American ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, and linguist, who worked for many years with the Kaluli (Bosavi) people of Papua New Guinea. He earned a MacArthur Fellowship in 1991.

Steven Feld
BornAugust 20, 1949
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Known forStudy of poetics, emotion, song, and dialogical theories developed from work in Bosavi, Papua New Guinea
AwardsFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1994), Charles Seeger lecturer, Society for Ethnomusicology (2009)
Scientific career
FieldsAnthropology, Linguistics, Ethnomusicology, Poetics
InstitutionsUniversity of New Mexico, University of Texas, Austin, University of California, Santa Cruz, New York University, University of Pennsylvania
Thesis (1979)
Doctoral advisorAlan P. Merriam
Websitewww.acousticecology.org/feld/

Early life edit

Feld was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 20, 1949. He graduated with a BA cum laude at Hofstra University in anthropology in 1971. He first went to the Bosavi territory in 1976, accompanied by anthropologist Edward L. Schieffelin, whose recordings of the Bosavi inspired him to pursue this work.[1] His work there fulfilled his dissertation (later published as Sound and Sentiment) for his PhD from Indiana University in 1979 (in anthropology/linguistics/ethnomusicology).

Career edit

Feld later returned several times in the 1980s and 1990s to Papua New Guinea to research Bosavi song, rainforest ecology, and cultural poetics. He has also made briefer research visits to various locations in Europe.

He has taught at Columbia University, New York University, University of California at Santa Cruz, University of Texas at Austin, and University of Pennsylvania. He is currently (since 2003) a professor of anthropology and music at the University of New Mexico. Since 2001, he has also held a visiting appointment at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen, Norway, as a professor of world music.

In 2002, he founded the VoxLox label, "documentary sound art advocates for human rights and acoustic ecology." His most recent book Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra (2012) is based on five years of research and collaboration in Accra, Ghana.

He is also a musician, and he has been active in the New Mexican music scene since the 1970s.[2]

Some of Feld's recordings are sampled on the track, "Kaluli Groove" on the 2007 album Global Drum Project by Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo.

Academic work edit

Schizophonic mimesis edit

Schizophonic mimesis is a term coined by Steven Feld that describes the separation of a sound from its source, and the recontextualizing of that sound into a separate sonic context. The term in and of itself describes how sound recordings, split from their source through the chain of audio production, circulation, and consumption, stimulate and license renegotiations of identity in an ethnomusicological perspective.

The term is composed of two parts: schizophonia and mimesis. Firstly, schizophonia, a term coined by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer, refers to the split between an original sound and the reproduction/transmission of this sound, be it in a recording, a song, etc. For example, any sound recording, radio, and telephone is a machine of schizophonia, in that they all separate the sound from its original source; in the case of radio, the source of a New York radio show is from New York, but a listener in Los Angeles hears the noises from Los Angeles. Secondly, mimesis describes an imitation or representation of that separated sound into another context. For example, mimesis has occurred if one places a recording of a baby's gurgle into a song.

Notable examples edit

  1. In 1969, ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp recorded a Solomon Island woman named Afunakwa singing a popular Solomon Islands lullaby called "Rorogwela". Then, in 1992, on Deep Forest's album Boheme, a song called "Sweet Lullaby" samples Zemp's field recording of Rorogwela. Furthermore, in 1996, Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek sampled the melody of "Rorogwela" in his song "Pygmy Lullaby" on his album Visual World. The field recording is an example of schizophonia, and the placing of this field recording into "Sweet Lullaby" is an instance of schizophonic mimesis. The sampling of the melody in "Pygmy Lullaby" demonstrates further schizophonic mimesis.[3]
  2. In 1966, ethnomusicologist Simha Arom recorded a particular style of music from the Ba-Benzélé Pygmies called Hindewhu, which consists of making music with a single-pitch flute and the human voice. Soon after, Herbie Hancock adapted the Hindewhu style by using a beer bottle instead of a flute in his 1973 remake of "Watermelon Man". Then, Madonna's song "Sanctuary" from the 1994 album Bedtime Stories sampled Hancock's adaptation of Hindewhu. Again, the field recording is an example of schizophonia, and the use of the Hindewhu style in Hancock's adaptation and "Sanctuary" are examples of schizophonic mimesis.

Works edit

  • Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra: Five Musical Years in Ghana. Duke University Press, 2012
  • Sound and Sentiment: Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli expression. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1982, 2nd ed. 1990; based on dissertation
  • (with Charles Keil) Music Grooves. University of Chicago Press, 1994
  • (with Keith Basso, as eds.) Senses of Place. School of American Research Press, 1996
  • (with Bambi B. Schieffelin and others) Bosavi-English-Tok Pisin Dictionary. Australian National University, Pacific Linguistics C-153, 1998
  • (with Dick Blau, Charles Keil, and Angeliki V. Keil) Bright Balkan Morning: Romani Lives and the Power of Greek Music in Macedonia. Wesleyan University Press, 2002 Website ISBN 978-0-8195-6488-7
  • (with Virginia Ryan) Exposures: A White Woman in West Africa Voxlox Publication, 2006
  • (with Nicola Scaldaferri) When the trees resound - Collaborative Media Research on an Italian Festival, Nota, Udine, 2019

Recordings edit

  • Music of the Kaluli. Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies, 1981
  • The Kaluli of Papua Nugini: Weeping and Song. Bärenreiter Musicaphon, 1985
  • Voices of the Rainforest. Rykodisc, 1991
  • Rainforest Soundwalks: Ambiences of Bosavi, Papua New Guinea. Earth Ear, 2001
  • Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea. Smithsonian Folkways, 2001
  • Bells and Winter Festivals of Greek Macedonia. Smithsonian Folkways, 2002

For VoxLox edit

  • The Time of Bells Vol. 1 & 2, 2004; Vol. 3 (with Nii Noi Nortey), 2005; Vol. 4, 2006
  • Suikinkutsu: A Japanese Underground Water Zither, 2006
  • The Castaways Project (with Virginia Ryan) 2006
  • Topographies of The Dark:2007

Notes edit

  1. ^ Liner notes to Bosavi: Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea. Smithsonian Folkways, 2001. Available at http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/smithsonian_folkways/SFW40487.pdf
  2. ^ Ear to the Earth artist page 2007-06-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ FELD, Steven (December 1, 2004). "Une si douce berceuse pour la "World Music"". L'Homme, Revue française d'anthropologie. 171–172: 389–408.

External links edit

  • UNM faculty website
  • VoxLox label website
  • Grieg Academy faculty website
  • Research Reports for the Ear: Soundscape Art in Scientific Presentations by Jim Cummings, including some sound samples of Feld's and an analysis of his recording work
  • Interview with Carlos Palombini

March 21, 2024
steven, feld, born, august, 1949, american, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, linguist, worked, many, years, with, kaluli, bosavi, people, papua, guinea, earned, macarthur, fellowship, 1991, bornaugust, 1949philadelphia, pennsylvanianationalityamericanknown, . Steven Feld born August 20 1949 is an American ethnomusicologist anthropologist and linguist who worked for many years with the Kaluli Bosavi people of Papua New Guinea He earned a MacArthur Fellowship in 1991 Steven FeldBornAugust 20 1949Philadelphia PennsylvaniaNationalityAmericanKnown forStudy of poetics emotion song and dialogical theories developed from work in Bosavi Papua New GuineaAwardsFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1994 Charles Seeger lecturer Society for Ethnomusicology 2009 Scientific careerFieldsAnthropology Linguistics Ethnomusicology PoeticsInstitutionsUniversity of New Mexico University of Texas Austin University of California Santa Cruz New York University University of PennsylvaniaThesis 1979 Doctoral advisorAlan P MerriamWebsitewww wbr acousticecology wbr org wbr feld wbr Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Academic work 3 1 Schizophonic mimesis 3 1 1 Notable examples 4 Works 5 Recordings 5 1 For VoxLox 6 Notes 7 External linksEarly life editFeld was born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on August 20 1949 He graduated with a BA cum laude at Hofstra University in anthropology in 1971 He first went to the Bosavi territory in 1976 accompanied by anthropologist Edward L Schieffelin whose recordings of the Bosavi inspired him to pursue this work 1 His work there fulfilled his dissertation later published as Sound and Sentiment for his PhD from Indiana University in 1979 in anthropology linguistics ethnomusicology Career editFeld later returned several times in the 1980s and 1990s to Papua New Guinea to research Bosavi song rainforest ecology and cultural poetics He has also made briefer research visits to various locations in Europe He has taught at Columbia University New York University University of California at Santa Cruz University of Texas at Austin and University of Pennsylvania He is currently since 2003 a professor of anthropology and music at the University of New Mexico Since 2001 he has also held a visiting appointment at the Grieg Academy University of Bergen Norway as a professor of world music In 2002 he founded the VoxLox label documentary sound art advocates for human rights and acoustic ecology His most recent book Jazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra 2012 is based on five years of research and collaboration in Accra Ghana He is also a musician and he has been active in the New Mexican music scene since the 1970s 2 Some of Feld s recordings are sampled on the track Kaluli Groove on the 2007 album Global Drum Project by Mickey Hart Zakir Hussain Sikiru Adepoju and Giovanni Hidalgo Academic work editSchizophonic mimesis edit Schizophonic mimesis is a term coined by Steven Feld that describes the separation of a sound from its source and the recontextualizing of that sound into a separate sonic context The term in and of itself describes how sound recordings split from their source through the chain of audio production circulation and consumption stimulate and license renegotiations of identity in an ethnomusicological perspective The term is composed of two parts schizophonia and mimesis Firstly schizophonia a term coined by Canadian composer R Murray Schafer refers to the split between an original sound and the reproduction transmission of this sound be it in a recording a song etc For example any sound recording radio and telephone is a machine of schizophonia in that they all separate the sound from its original source in the case of radio the source of a New York radio show is from New York but a listener in Los Angeles hears the noises from Los Angeles Secondly mimesis describes an imitation or representation of that separated sound into another context For example mimesis has occurred if one places a recording of a baby s gurgle into a song Notable examples edit In 1969 ethnomusicologist Hugo Zemp recorded a Solomon Island woman named Afunakwa singing a popular Solomon Islands lullaby called Rorogwela Then in 1992 on Deep Forest s album Boheme a song called Sweet Lullaby samples Zemp s field recording of Rorogwela Furthermore in 1996 Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek sampled the melody of Rorogwela in his song Pygmy Lullaby on his album Visual World The field recording is an example of schizophonia and the placing of this field recording into Sweet Lullaby is an instance of schizophonic mimesis The sampling of the melody in Pygmy Lullaby demonstrates further schizophonic mimesis 3 In 1966 ethnomusicologist Simha Arom recorded a particular style of music from the Ba Benzele Pygmies called Hindewhu which consists of making music with a single pitch flute and the human voice Soon after Herbie Hancock adapted the Hindewhu style by using a beer bottle instead of a flute in his 1973 remake of Watermelon Man Then Madonna s song Sanctuary from the 1994 album Bedtime Stories sampled Hancock s adaptation of Hindewhu Again the field recording is an example of schizophonia and the use of the Hindewhu style in Hancock s adaptation and Sanctuary are examples of schizophonic mimesis Works editJazz Cosmopolitanism in Accra Five Musical Years in Ghana Duke University Press 2012 Sound and Sentiment Birds Weeping Poetics and Song in Kaluli expression University of Pennsylvania Press 1982 2nd ed 1990 based on dissertation with Charles Keil Music Grooves University of Chicago Press 1994 with Keith Basso as eds Senses of Place School of American Research Press 1996 with Bambi B Schieffelin and others Bosavi English Tok Pisin Dictionary Australian National University Pacific Linguistics C 153 1998 with Dick Blau Charles Keil and Angeliki V Keil Bright Balkan Morning Romani Lives and the Power of Greek Music in Macedonia Wesleyan University Press 2002 Website ISBN 978 0 8195 6488 7 with Virginia Ryan Exposures A White Woman in West Africa Voxlox Publication 2006 with Nicola Scaldaferri When the trees resound Collaborative Media Research on an Italian Festival Nota Udine 2019Recordings editMusic of the Kaluli Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies 1981 The Kaluli of Papua Nugini Weeping and Song Barenreiter Musicaphon 1985 Voices of the Rainforest Rykodisc 1991 Rainforest Soundwalks Ambiences of Bosavi Papua New Guinea Earth Ear 2001 Bosavi Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea Smithsonian Folkways 2001 Bells and Winter Festivals of Greek Macedonia Smithsonian Folkways 2002For VoxLox edit The Time of Bells Vol 1 amp 2 2004 Vol 3 with Nii Noi Nortey 2005 Vol 4 2006 Suikinkutsu A Japanese Underground Water Zither 2006 The Castaways Project with Virginia Ryan 2006 Topographies of The Dark 2007Notes edit Liner notes to Bosavi Rainforest Music from Papua New Guinea Smithsonian Folkways 2001 Available at http media smithsonianfolkways org liner notes smithsonian folkways SFW40487 pdf Ear to the Earth artist page Archived 2007 06 21 at the Wayback Machine FELD Steven December 1 2004 Une si douce berceuse pour la World Music L Homme Revue francaise d anthropologie 171 172 389 408 External links editUNM faculty website VoxLox label website Grieg Academy faculty website Research Reports for the Ear Soundscape Art in Scientific Presentations by Jim Cummings including some sound samples of Feld s and an analysis of his recording work Interview with Carlos Palombini Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Steven Feld amp oldid 1156235869, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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