Karin Hendricks Livres

Exploring the transformative power of music, this volume delves into how mutual musical engagement fosters authentic emotional and spiritual connections, especially during times of isolation and unrest. With scholarly chapters and reflective interludes, it covers themes like relationship building, community wellbeing, and education. Authors address contemporary global crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental issues, highlighting music's potential to facilitate deep connections amid challenges. The work emphasizes the significance of music in nurturing healthful, life-affirming experiences.

This book is intended to challenge the status quo of music learning and experience by intersecting various musical topics with discussions of spirituality and queer studies. Spanning from the theoretical to the personal, the authors utilize a variety of approaches to query how music makers might blend spirituality’s healing and wholeness with queer theory’s radical liberation. Queering Music, Identity and Spirituality represents an eclectic mix of historical, ethnomusicological, case study, narrative, ethnodramatic, philosophical, theological, and theoretical contributions. The book reaches an international audience, with invited authors from around the world who represent the voices and perspectives of over ten countries. The authors engage with policy, practice, and performance to critically address contemporary and historical music practices. Through its broad and varied writing styles and representations, the collection aims to shift perspectives of possibility and invite readers to envision a fresh, organic, and more holistic musical experience.