Now the Musicologists Are Dangerous Too

fourcheesemac — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 06:07:10 -0800

"Dr. Nalini Ghuman {is} . . . a citizen of the United Kingdom and a professor of music at Mills College in Oakland, California. In August 2006 Dr. Ghuman was detained upon her return to the United States." And nobody knows why. The American Musicological Society and Mills College are working the case, in a rather rare show of political activism from one of the more monastic corners of academia. Her faculty bio says she's on leave (and her CV is still there, if you want to be impressed). Jonathan Bellman has thoughts on the matter. By all accounts, she is "a passionate advocate of classical music as part of a liberal arts education" (from the Mills College statement quoted on the AMS site linked above.) A South Asian who grew up in Wales and speaks Welsh, Prof. Ghuman's case represents a terrifying sign of the new reality for professional foreign nationals who work in the US today, including many academics. The USA is starting to resemble another country in this respect. Condi Rice has no comment.

y2karl — Sat, 20 Jul 2002 11:48:24 -0800

Alan Lomax , the legendary collector of folk music who was the first to record towering figures like Leadbelly, Muddy Waters and Woody Guthrie, died yesterday at a nursing home in Sarasota, Fla. He was 87. Mr. Lomax was a musicologist, author, disc jockey, singer, photographer, talent scout, filmmaker, concert and recording producer and television host. He did whatever was necessary to preserve traditional music and take it to a wider audience. (NY Times- Registraion Required) And... Additionally... And this. Also...

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Now the Musicologists Are Dangerous Too