The dancing and music making of peasants and its relations to the agricultural cycle are often attributed symbolic significances in complex states where peasant societies may constitute minorities. Under this theme, we invite contributions on peasant societies, and especially on the ways in which complex societies deal with them in their cultural policies. Music of the World's Cultures in Education. We would especially welcome contributions that are addressing concrete cases and that are based on teaching experience of some sort. Music and Dance as Identity Markers in Multicultural Societies.
Multicultural societies challenge individuals and groups to continually negotiate their identities.
The performing arts provide often prominent arenas for the projection of group identities. Traditional Music, Digital Technology and Electronic Networks. Technological advances, music research and musical practices have been closely linked since the Edison phonograph became a useable instrument more than 100 years ago. Sound and Image in the Study and Presentation of Traditional Music and Dance. The relationships among dance, music and poetry differ widely among various traditions.