Neil R Coulter
I came to ethnomusicology through a Bachelor of Music with Elective Studies in English Literature degree at Wheaton College. Going on to graduate studies with Terry Miller at Kent State University, I was interested in musicological study and participant-observation fieldwork of lesser-known musics in the world. Ethnomusicology was a beautiful fit for my interests and skills. I planned to complete a doctorate and then return to the university setting as a professor. But early on in my grad studies I came against questions that I knew would require extended field time to fully process—particularly questions about the complicated interactions between indigenous traditions, the Christian church, and globalization. As a professor, I would want experience-informed answers to these questions for my students. So I turned to the Summer Institute of Linguistics, a sponsoring organization that fostered my applied ethnomusicology research and advocacy. In September 2015, after 12 years in Papua New Guinea, I accepted a position as Assistant Professor of World Arts at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics in Dallas, Texas.
I’ve always enjoyed writing, and over the last several years I have worked to hone my writing and editing skills. I spend time each day reading style guides (such as Garner’s MAU), seeking out any opportunity for proofreading and editing. I also like crafting journal articles, conference presentations, and book reviews. It’s pure pleasure to edit academic writing to be understandable and clear.
I’ve loved the saxophone since choosing to learn it in sixth grade. As an undergraduate I discovered contemporary classical saxophone repertoire, and so began a satisfying journey that continues to grow and develop. As a graduate student, studying with Greg Banaszak, I began to make the soprano saxophone my primary instrument as I led a saxophone quartet. I continue to practice nearly every day, perform and record as often as I can, and dream of again playing in a saxophone quartet.
Supervisors: Terry E. Miller
Phone: 469-249-0867
Address: Center for Excellence in World Arts
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75236
USA
I’ve always enjoyed writing, and over the last several years I have worked to hone my writing and editing skills. I spend time each day reading style guides (such as Garner’s MAU), seeking out any opportunity for proofreading and editing. I also like crafting journal articles, conference presentations, and book reviews. It’s pure pleasure to edit academic writing to be understandable and clear.
I’ve loved the saxophone since choosing to learn it in sixth grade. As an undergraduate I discovered contemporary classical saxophone repertoire, and so began a satisfying journey that continues to grow and develop. As a graduate student, studying with Greg Banaszak, I began to make the soprano saxophone my primary instrument as I led a saxophone quartet. I continue to practice nearly every day, perform and record as often as I can, and dream of again playing in a saxophone quartet.
Supervisors: Terry E. Miller
Phone: 469-249-0867
Address: Center for Excellence in World Arts
7500 W. Camp Wisdom Road
Dallas, TX 75236
USA
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Then I present a case study from Papua New Guinea's East Sepik Province, showing the willingness of a local Christian church to take on the identity of cultural champion. I suggest that advocates of cultural revitalization might do well to engage the Christian church as a valuable subgroup within a community.
In closing, I mention a couple of sources from the growing "Anthropology of Christianity," hinting at the complexities in people's interactions with Christianity.
This is very much an in-progress draft, and I am working on revisions toward publication. I welcome helpful suggestions.
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Then I present a case study from Papua New Guinea's East Sepik Province, showing the willingness of a local Christian church to take on the identity of cultural champion. I suggest that advocates of cultural revitalization might do well to engage the Christian church as a valuable subgroup within a community.
In closing, I mention a couple of sources from the growing "Anthropology of Christianity," hinting at the complexities in people's interactions with Christianity.
This is very much an in-progress draft, and I am working on revisions toward publication. I welcome helpful suggestions.