Musik und Gesellschaft

Im Rahmen der Musikwissenschaft und der Soziologie publiziert die Reihe “Musik und Gesellschaft“ Sammelbände und Monographien zur Musiksoziologie. Themen sind dabei unter anderem Leben und Werk des Musiksoziologen Kurt Blaukopf, Musik in der Popularkultur und Musik im interkulturellen Dialog. Herausgeber der Reihe ist der Musikwissenschaftler Professor Alfred Smudits. Die Reihe umfasst Bände in deutscher und englischer Sprache. Mit Band 35 wurde die Reihe abgeschlossen. Im Rahmen der Musikwissenschaft und der Soziologie publiziert die Reihe “Musik und Gesellschaft“ Sammelbände und Monographien zur Musiksoziologie. Themen sind dabei unter anderem Leben und Werk des Musiksoziologen Kurt Blaukopf, Musik in der Popularkultur und Musik im interkulturellen Dialog. Herausgeber der Reihe ist der Musikwissenschaftler Professor Alfred Smudits. Die Reihe umfasst Bände in deutscher und englischer Sprache. Mit Band 35 wurde die Reihe abgeschlossen. Im Rahmen der Musikwissenschaft und der Soziologie publiziert die Reihe “Musik und Gesellschaft“ Sammelbände und Monographien zur Musiksoziologie. Themen sind dabei unter anderem Leben und Werk des Musiksoziologen Kurt Blaukopf, Musik in der Popularkultur und Musik im interkulturellen Dialog. Herausgeber der Reihe ist der Musikwissenschaftler Professor Alfred Smudits. Die Reihe umfasst Bände in deutscher und englischer Sprache. Mit Band 35 wurde die Reihe abgeschlossen.

8 publications

Ikeda/Soka Studies in Education

The Peter Lang series in Ikeda/Soka Studies in Education engages with and takes its name from Ikeda Daisaku (1928–2023) and his many contributions to education as well as from the heritage of ideas and ideals from Makiguchi Tsunesaburō (1871–1944) and Toda Jōsei (1900–1958) that he embraced, developed, and spread globally under the broad banner of “sōka," a Japanese neologism meaning the "creation of value." The series features both intrinsic and extrinsic scholarship as well as original translations of the primary works by Ikeda, Makiguchi, and Toda. By "intrinsic" we mean the historical and primary texts by Ikeda, Toda, and Makiguchi in Japanese and the contexts in which they were written; by "extrinsic" we mean these texts and their ideas in translation and conceptual and empirical application in various contexts and disciplines today. This series thus maintains fidelity to the intrinsic dimensions while exploring extrinsic possibilities that are relevant to current and future demands in education and human becoming worldwide. We seek scholarly submissions on theory and theorizing; empirical, conceptual, and applied research in practice and policy; bilingual and critical discourse analysis; and text-based praxis of Ikeda/Soka Studies in Education in various contexts. These may include, but are not limited to areas in education common to Ikeda, Toda, and/or Makiguchi such as: human education, global citizenship, communities studies, human geography, peace and human rights, nuclear disarmament, dialogue, creativity and the poetic heart/mind/spirit, human revolution, literature and the arts, biospheric sustainability and climate change, interdependence and creative coexistence, civil society, people movements, youth activism and empowerment, deductive reasoning, language and literacies, aptitude and assessment, knowledge and wisdom, student-teacher relationships, social self-actualization, contributive living, happiness, questions of value, and intersections with religion/Buddhism, among others.

2 publications

MUSE: Munich Studies in English

ISSN: 2364-088X

Combining traditional strengths with an openness to innovation, this series offers monographs and essay collections ranging from studies in historical linguistics to analyses of Early Modern literature and beyond, as well as scholarly editions of medieval English and relevant Latin texts. Reflecting LMU Munich's strong track record in sound philological research, it is also open to literary and cultural studies – and to submissions from outside Munich. Its languages are English and German. The series was formerly known as Münchener Universitätsschriften. Die Reihe kombiniert traditionelle Stärken mit innovativer Öffnung: Sie bietet Monographien und Sammelbände, die thematisch von historischer Linguistik bis zur Literatur der frühen Neuzeit und darüberhinaus reichen, aber auch Editionen englischer mediävistischer oder einschlägiger lateinischer Texte. Der eingeführte Reihentitel stellt auf die anerkannte Stärke der Münchener anglistischen Philologie ab, doch ausdrücklich sind auch literatur- und kulturwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen willkommen – ebenso wie Arbeiten von außerhalb Münchens. Die Reihe erscheint in deutscher und englischer Sprache. Die Reihe wurde bisher unter dem Titel Münchener Universitätsschriften geführt.

12 publications

Critical Studies in Democracy and Political Literacy

ISSN: 2166-5036

Why do so few people vote? What is political engagement? How does education intersect with democracy and political literacy? What can be learned from interdisciplinary studies on democracy? How do we cultivate political literacy? What is the relevance of elections in light of war, poverty, discrimination, social inequalities, etc.? What are the alternatives to the traditional electoral, representative, party-politics models that have characterized our societies? Is the mainstream media holding government to account, disseminating propaganda or fuelling the need to pacify the population? How do international systems, approaches and realities related to democracy compare, and what can we learn from others? These are some of the questions that are addressed through this book series. Seeking to fill an important gap in the literature, this book series takes on the theme of democracy in a multi-/inter-disciplinary, comprehensive, and critical way. Some books have democracy in the title but do not make it the focus, and often books that address more directly, for example, multiculturalism, media studies, or school reform may delve into the area of democracy without fully deconstructing what it is, how it functions, how people can shape and intersect with it, and how it is used (or misused) to distort power relations, which is at the base of teaching, learning and action. Thus, a broader range of materials specifically tailored to teacher-education and scholars within the education field is desirable. Similarly, the overlapping and interdisciplinary nature of the study of democracy bleeds naturally into the areas of media studies, sociology, political science, peace studies, multiculturalism, feminist studies, and cultural studies, etc., all of which have a natural and inextricable relationship to and within education.

6 publications