Sites of social justice: community music in New York City
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2009
Journal / Book Title
Research Studies in Music Education
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to integrate some philosophical reflections on music and music education with aspects of social justice as practiced in three community music sites in New York City. Through this integration of theory and practice, I offer ways in which school music educators might adapt and benefit from the practices of community workers in these contexts. After examining the nature of social justice, I discuss some prerequisites for, and aspects of, this concept in the context of western societies generally and the USA particularly. In doing so, I draw principally on the work of bell hooks, one of America’s most eminent social critics. The last section of my discussion connects salient aspects of social justice to three sites of community music in New York City.
DOI
10.1177/1321103X09344384
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Silverman, Marissa, "Sites of social justice: community music in New York City" (2009). John J. Cali School of Music Scholarship and Creative Works. 24.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/cali-facpubs/24
Published Citation
Silverman, Marissa. 2009. “Sites of Social Justice: Community Music in New York City.” Research Studies in Music Education 31 (2): 178–92. doi:10.1177/1321103X09344384.