Chapter proposals based on a syllabus, lesson plan, or essay are sought for consideration for inclusion in a volume on global music history pedagogy, the book proposal of which is currently under preparation for an interested Routledge editor. Published material (from e.g. Journal of Music History Pedagogy) will be considered but may have to be revised for the book. Chapter proposals on global, diasporic (African American etc.), and Indigenous music history (including those with a focus on popular, symphonic/art, or avant-garde/modernist music) are welcomed.
This would be a teaching resource book that is distinct from more purely academic considerations of global music history (such as The Oxford Handbook on Global Music History). The volume would be parallel to many of the current teaching resources available for global history beyond music studies. See below for an example:
Chapters fall within three sections in the book:
- course design, with syllabus (recommended 2000-9000 words including syllabus)
- essay on a key concept, issue, topic, or geography/era, from either an academic or pedagogical perspective (no syllabus or lesson plan) (recommended 5000-9000 words)
- pedagogical method, with lesson plan (recommended 2000-9000 words including lesson plan)
Chapters from a variety of pedagogical traditions will be considered, including 1) global music history, 2) historical ethnomusicology, and 3) historical musicologies conducted in different languages in different parts of the world.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could recommend this project to those based outside of Euro North America who may be interested in this project. Note that chapters should be written in the English language.
Submission. Pls send the following materials to gmhpedagogy@gmail.com by Dec 31, 2024:
- A chapter proposal of 100-150 words, along with an attached document related to your chapter, which may be a syllabus, a lesson plan, a document distributed to students, or a student assignment etc. Indicate which section of the book your chapter falls under: 1) course design, with syllabus, 2) essay on a key concept, issue, topic, or geography/era, from either an academic or pedagogical perspective (no syllabus or lesson plan), or 3) pedagogical method, with lesson plan.
- Brief biography including experience teaching global music history.
Incomplete materials may affect consideration of the proposals.
The completed book proposal is anticipated to undergo peer review at Routledge.
Submission date of the full chapter is anticipated to be December 2026.
About the editor: Gavin SK Lee is incoming Senior Lecturer at University of Sydney and previously taught at Soochow University, China for 9 years. He researches and teaches global, Sinophone, and LGBTQ+ music history.
