Author ORCID Identifier
Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2023
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
School of Music
Committee Chair
Travis D. Stimeling
Committee Co-Chair
Michael B. Vercelli
Committee Member
Alton Merrell
Abstract
Unconventional Wisdom in Resonating Echoes of the Past:
A Memoir on the Life and Music of royal hartigan
Joseph Elias Boulos
Detailed fieldwork achieved by people in the discipline of social/humanistic studies, specifically ethnomusicologists, in any form: book, biography, documentary, etc., have contributed to the strengthening the understanding of any group of people, community, or culture. This research project is a co-authored memoir grounded in oral history and collaborative ethnography on, and with, Dr. royal hartigan. The purpose of this ethnographic research is to fill in the lack of information readily available on royal, from his sole perspective, and to also gain a comprehensive and coherent narrative on his life. The data collected from royal’s point of view on music and life will reveal new facets or subcategories within the field of drum set and beyond. This project can also lead to others interested, and support them, in pursuing similar ethnographic research.
Recommended Citation
Boulos, Joseph Elias, "Unconventional Wisdom in Resonating Echoes of the Past: A Memoir on the Life and Music of royal hartigan" (2023). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 11776.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/11776
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Ethnomusicology Commons, Music Performance Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons