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“In Toronto, Iranians and Israelis Make Music, Not War”: Political Communication via Engaged Musicking

“In Toronto, Iranians and Israelis Make Music, Not War”: Political Communication via Engaged Musicking
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Author(s): Noam Lemish (University of Toronto, Canada), Peter Lemish (Independent Researcher, USA), Parisa Sabet Sarvestani (University of Toronto, Canada)and Dan Deutsch (University of Toronto, Canada)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 22
Source title: Music as a Platform for Political Communication
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Uche T. Onyebadi (Texas Christian University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1986-7.ch007

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Abstract

Engaged musicking creates enjoyable, meaningful aesthetic experiences and strengthens citizen engagement in public policy. This case study of March 2015 Converging Paths concert in Toronto, organized by the Israeli-Iranian Musical Initiative, demonstrates how acting through this worldview included political communication as a key sphere of action. Applying Mannheim's Documentary Approach, three interpretations are presented: The Objective Interpretation details what occurred. Subjective Interpretation presents analyses of organizer-composer-musicians' explanations for why and how they constructed and communicated their alternative political narrative. Documentary Interpretation explains how organizers' initiatives, including political communication, are consonant with efforts by critical communicators, conflict transformation through social change, audiotopias.

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