Gavin D. Douglas Curriculum Vitae email: [email protected] Academic Position 2008-present Associate Professor, Ethnomusicology (Music Studies Dept. Head 2012-2016) UNC Greensboro. School of Music, Theatre and Dance 2002-2008 Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology UNC Greensboro. School of Music Education 2001 PHD (Ethnomusicology) — University of Washington Dissertation: State Patronage of Burmese Traditional Music 1993 MMUS (Musicology/Ethnomusicology) — University of Texas at Austin Thesis: Popular Music in Canada: Globalism and the Struggle for National Identity 1991 BA (Philosophy) — Queen’s University 1990 BMUS (Performance Classical Guitar) — Queen’s University Publications (Books) 2010 Music in Mainland Southeast Asia: Experiencing Music Expressing Culture. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Publications (Articles, peer reviewed) Forthcoming “Sound Authority in Burma,” in Sounds of Hierarchy and Power in Southeast Asia. Nathan Porath, ed. NIAS Press In Press ““Buddhist Soundscapes in Myanmar: Dhamma Instruments and Divine States of Consciousness.” Proceedings of the 4th Symposium of the ICTM Study Group on Performing Arts of Southeast Asia. Mohd Anis Md Nor and Patricia Matusky (eds.) Denpasar, Bali: Institut Seni Indonesia (ISI). In Press “Burma/Myanmar: History, Culture, Geography,” in The Sage Encyclopedia of Ethnomusicology, Janet Sturman J. and Geoffrey Golson, eds. In Press “Burma/Myanmar: Contemporary Performance Practice,” in The Sage Encyclopedia of Ethnomusicology, Janet Sturman and Geoffrey Golson, eds. 2015 “Buddhist Music.” In Oxford Bibliographies Online: Music, New York: Oxford University Press. <http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com>. 2013 “Performing Ethnicity in Southern Shan State, Burma/Myanmar: The Ozi and Gong Traditions of the Myelat,” Ethnomusicology. Vol. 57, No. 2: 185-206. 2012 18 dictionary entries. “De-huum, Dung, Kong pang, Lajay, Ozi, Kong pang, Tet-htet-woo, Than Pat-tala, Cham, Donmin, Kyi-zi, Maung, Maung zaing, Pat-tala, Pat-Waing, Saung-gauk, Si, Walet-kok, in The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments 2nd edition, Jeremy Montagu, ed. 2012 “Inle Myint Maung in the American Music Classroom,” in In Celebration of U Myint Maung. A collection of essay in honour of the saung-gauk artist Inle Mying Maung. Sarpay Beikman Publ: Yangon, Myanmar. 2011 “Mediated Tradition: The Globalization of Burmese Music,” in Ethnomusicological Encounters with Music, Musicians, and History: Essays in Honor of Robert Garfias. Timothy Rice, ed. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Press. Pp: 181-194. 2010 “Implementing Change in Music History Teaching: Some Thoughts on Teaching Music History from an Ethnomusicological Perspective,” in Vitalizing Music History Teaching. College Music Society series Monographs in American Music. Pp: 27-44. 2007 “Myanmar’s Nation-Building Cultural Policy: Traditional Music and Political Legitimacy,” in Authenticity and Cultural Identity: Performing Arts in Southeast Asia. Yoshitaka Terada, ed. National Museum of Ethnology (NME) Senri Ethnological Reports 65, Osaka, Japan. Pp: 27-41. 2005 “Burmese Music and the World Market,” Anthropology Today. Vol. 21. No. 6: 5-9. 2005 “Who’s Performing What? State Patronage and the Transformation of Burmese Music,” in Burma at the Turn of the Twenty First Century. Monique Skidmore, ed. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Pp. 229-247. 2005 “Myanmar (Burma),” in The Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Vol 4. John Shepherd, David Horn, Dave Laing, Paul Oliver and Peter Wicke, eds. London: Continuum International Publishing Group. Pp: 196-202. 2003 “The Myanmar University of Culture: For Patriotism and National Unity,” Journal of Chinese Ritual, Theatre and Folklore. Vol. 141 (September): 261-281. 2003 “The Sokayeti Performing Arts Competition of Burma/Myanmar,” The World of Music. Vol. 45 (1): 35-54. 2000 (revised 2013) “U Ko Ko,” in The New Revised Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Stanley Sadie, ed. London: MacMillan Publishers Ltd. http://www.grovemusic.com/index.html 1998 “Nation Building Through Burmese Traditional Music,” SEASPAN: The Northwest Regional Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies. Vol. XII, no. 1. Publications (Other) 2016 “Foreword” to Understanding Indian Classical Music. By Gaurang Doshi 2016 “Foreword” to The Riff From Mandalay: Burma Kipling and Western Music. By Andrew Selth. NY: Routledge. 2015 Book review, Music, Politics and Violence. Susan Fast and Kip Pegley. Eds. Ethnomusicology. Vol 59, no. 1. 2012 Recording review, Birmanie: Musique du théâtre classique/Burma: Classical Theatre Music in Asian Music. Vol 43, no. 1: 143-145. 2011 Book review, Music and Conflict, John Morgan O’Connell and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo- Branco, eds. in Notes: Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. Vol 68, no. 1: 109- 112. 2011 Recording review, Music of Myanmar: Buddhist Chant in the Pāli Tradition. Celestial Harmonies. 14219-2. Ethnomusicology. Vol. 54, no. 4: 160-162. 2011 Book review, Theorizing the Local: Music, Practice, and Experience in South Asia and Beyond. Richard Wolf ed. American Ethnologist Vol. 38, no.2: 390-391. 2010 Recording review Essay, “Maha Gita: Harp and Vocal Music of Burma, Nai Htaw Paing Ensemble: Mon Music of Burma and Princess Nicotine: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar (Burma),” Journal of American Folklore. Vol 122, no. 487: 113-116. 2008 Film review, “The Flute Player and Monkey Chant” (film biographies of Cambodian genocide survivors, their children and their music). Asian Educational Media Service. Vol 30, Fall. 2006 Book review, Louisiana Hayride: Radio and Roots Music Along the Red River, by Tracey E. W. Laird. Notes: The Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. Vol. 62, no. 3: 704-706. Scholarly Presentations 2016 “The Music of Zomia: State Resistance in Highland Myanmar” Society for Ethnomusicology, Annual Meeting. November 2016 2016 “Buddhist Soundscapes,” ICTM Study Group. Performing Arts of Southeast Asia. Penang Malaysia. August 2016 2016 “The Lady’s Piano.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast and Caribbean Chapter. San Fernando, Trinidad. March 2016. 2016 “Fieldwork in Burma/Myanmar.” Invited Lecture. University of Pittsburgh. Feb 3, 2016. 2016 “Thoughts on Chinese Opera.” Greensboro Opera Companions. Jan 28, 2016. 2015 “Generation Wave: Hip Hop and Democracy in Myanmar” Discussion Panel Elections, Floods, Ethnic & Religious Conflict in Myanmar. Guildford College. Oct 26, 2015. 2015 “The Sound of Politics: Music and the Struggle for Democracy in Myanmar The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Distinguished lecture series. Natalie L Haslam Music Center. October 19, 2015 2015 “Zomian Music: State Making and Unmaking in Highland Southeast Asia.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast and Caribbean Chapter. Knoxville, TN. March 2015. 2015 “The Sound of Political Change in Myanmar,” Music, Media and Culture Lecture Series. Memorial University of Newfoundland. March. 2015. 2015 “Music, Sound and Political Authority in Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi as Musician and Muse,” Edward R. Murrow Golden K Kiwanis Club. January 2015. 2014 “The Soundscape of Buddhism: Dhamma Instruments and the Cultivation of Divine States of Consciousness.” Society for Ethnomusicology, Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nov 2014 2014 “Musical Voices of Myanmar.” invited presentation, University of Washington, Dept. of Ethnomusicology. October 3, 2014 2014 “The Sounds of Buddhism in Myanmar: Dhamma Instruments and the Cultivation of Divine States of Consciousness.” Society for Ethnomusicology Southeast and Caribbean Chapter. Gainesville, FL. March 2014. 2013 “Dhamma Songs: Sacred and Secular Musical Fusion in Buddhist Myanmar.” Plenary session address, International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) International conference in Shanghai, China. July 2013. 2013 “Aung San Suu Kyi, Music and Political Change in Myanmar.” Invited talk for the NC State University PMC lecture series. March 2013 2012 “Sacred and Secular Musical Fusion in Buddhist Myanmar.” presentation for the Society for Ethnomusicology Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 2012 2012 “Performing Ethnicity in Burma/Myanmar.” Invited presentation at the Asian Art Museum, Seattle. Funded by the Gardner Center and the Gates Foundation. Oct 2012. 2012 “Music and Buddhism in Myanmar.” Invited presentation at the University of Washington. Co-sponsors: UW School of Music, UW Jackson School for International Studies. Friday, Oct 2012 2012 “The Dhamma Gita of Maung Ko Ko: Sacred and Secular Musical Fusion.” presentation for the International Burma Studies Group. Dekalb, Il. Oct 2012 2012 “The Intersection of Music and Politics in Myanmar/Burma.” Invited talk for the Music and Dance Club of Allamance Community College. Feb 2012. 2011 “Performing Ethnicity in Southern Shan State, Burma/Myanmar.” Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology. Philadelphia, PA. Nov 2011 2011 “The Dhamma Gita of Maung Ko Ko.” Presented at Celebrating the Legacy of Gitalulin U Ko Ko (1928-2007): Symposium and Concert. Yangon, Myanmar, Jun 2011. 2011 “Ozis in the Myelat: The Performance of Ethnicity in Southern Shan State.” Burma/Myanmar, International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) International conference in St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. July 2011. 2011 “Policies for Forgetting, Protests for Remembrance: Music and the Negotiation of History in Burma/Myanmar.” Paper presented at The Art of Public Memory. UNCG. Greensboro, NC. April 2011 2010 “Burmese Music for the K-12 classroom.” Teaching workshop sponsored by the Music Educators SIG