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Dear A-C Music Forum Members,
For those who know me, you may recall that I spent the last three years working on a second masters degree, this one in ethnomusicology (the first one is in library and information sciences). I am writing to share information about my thesis, which I completed and submitted for graduation this past spring at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is about modern interest in the early banjo and includes some of the ways antebellum, early minstrel, and Civil War banjos are incorporated into contexts such as Civil Ware reenacting. I am sharing the link here because the activities of some members of the Authentic Campaigner website have contributed notably to this constantly evolving modern interest in the early banjo.
If you are interested in reading my thesis, it is now available through a digital repository interface at the University of Maryland (http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/12667). I am very grateful to those who were willing to work with me and allow me to interview them because their voices added great depth to this vitally important subject. I am also hoping that the issues explored in this thesis will contribute to an approach of exploring history in ways that are both critical and inclusive.
Thank you,
Greg C. Adams
P.S., If you have any difficulty downloading the document from the UMD website, let me know and I'll be happy to get you a copy.
P.P.S, If this post is too off-topic, I apologize for any inconvenience.
For those who know me, you may recall that I spent the last three years working on a second masters degree, this one in ethnomusicology (the first one is in library and information sciences). I am writing to share information about my thesis, which I completed and submitted for graduation this past spring at the University of Maryland, College Park. It is about modern interest in the early banjo and includes some of the ways antebellum, early minstrel, and Civil War banjos are incorporated into contexts such as Civil Ware reenacting. I am sharing the link here because the activities of some members of the Authentic Campaigner website have contributed notably to this constantly evolving modern interest in the early banjo.
If you are interested in reading my thesis, it is now available through a digital repository interface at the University of Maryland (http://drum.lib.umd.edu/handle/1903/12667). I am very grateful to those who were willing to work with me and allow me to interview them because their voices added great depth to this vitally important subject. I am also hoping that the issues explored in this thesis will contribute to an approach of exploring history in ways that are both critical and inclusive.
Thank you,
Greg C. Adams
P.S., If you have any difficulty downloading the document from the UMD website, let me know and I'll be happy to get you a copy.
P.P.S, If this post is too off-topic, I apologize for any inconvenience.
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