Rhizomatic Thinking and Traditional Music As Difference-In-Itself
Rhizomatic Thinking and Traditional Music as Difference-in-Itself: A Virtual Historical Revision of England’s Victorian/Edwardian Folk Revival Submitted by Joseph Williams in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, in the field of Musicology, at Western Sydney University, in 2019. ii Acknowledgements I owe a great debt to Associate Professor Sally Macarthur, whose guidance in the use of Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy throughout the process of proposing, researching, and preparing this dissertation has been invaluable. Sally’s generosity in freely sharing her wisdom and commitment as both a mentor and an advocate have been instrumental in allowing me to complete this research and to build experience and confidence in the academic profession. I am also indebted to Doctor Maria Angel, who was particularly influential in advising the development of this project in its formative stages. My friends and informal mentors in the Music faculty at Western Sydney University—including, in no particular order, Doctor Clare Maclean, Professor Diana Blom, Associate Professor Bruce Crossman, John Encarnacao, Doctor Ian Stevenson, Doctor Brendan Smyly, Doctor Michelle Stead, and Jacob Leonard—have never been reluctant to share the benefits of their experience and insight in discussions around my research in its various iterations. I am also grateful for the input that has come from the broader academic and student community in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, and in particular from Associate Professor Anna Cristina Pertierra, Peter Long, Jimmi Carr, Peter Hughes, and Narelle Ontivero. Doctor Wayne Peake has been indispensable as a guide to the bewildering warren of internal systems and processes within the university.
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