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On Engaging Up and Expertise in Ethnomusicology: The Example of Expert Services in the Programme for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage

Partnership with communities studied, and engagement for their benefit are firmly established in ethnomusicology. Conversely, engagement with powerful entities such as national governments and UN agencies is terra incognita in ethnomusicology. This paper revisits the concepts of studying up vs. engaging up in cultural anthropology, followed by discussion on the causes for the lack of related studies in the ethnomu- sicological mainstream literature—suspect in political-ethical terms, humbleness as regards professional expertise, and gap between disciplinary centers and peripheries. The challenge of engaging up is exemplified by the author’s experience related to her expert services in the programme of intangible cultural heritage. It is argued that en- gaging up and expertise represent main shadows in the field of today’s ethnomusicol- ogy, applied ethnomusicology in particular, which urge for thorough reflection.

engaging up, expertise, ethnomusicology, safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, UNESCO

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