Jocelyne Guilbault is a Canadian ethnomusicologist and professor of music at the University of California, Berkeley. She is known for her research on Caribbean music, popular music studies, and the politics of representation in postcolonial societies, particularly in the West Indies.
Jocelyne Guilbault | |
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| Born | |
| Education | Université de Montréal University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Ethnomusicologist, Professor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Employer | University of California, Berkeley |
| Notable work | Governing Sound: The Cultural Politics of Trinidad’s Carnival Musics |
Early life and education
editGuilbault was born in Quebec, Canada. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Université de Montréal before earning her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.[1]
Academic career
editGuilbault began her teaching career at the University of Ottawa in 1984, where she worked until 1998.[2] Since 1999, she has been a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research and teaching focus on critical theoretical and methodological issues in ethnomusicology and popular music studies. She emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, drawing from music, anthropology, cultural studies, and history.
Her research is deeply informed by the history of the West Indies, where she has explored topics such as colonial legacies, diasporic formations, national identities, and the politics of representation.[3][4] In her work, Guilbault highlights the creative agency of musicians, audiences, and music industry workers in confronting and resisting power structures.[5]
Research and publications
editGuilbault's early fieldwork examined the politics of traditionality and modernity in the village music of Saint Lucia. Her later work on Zouk music expanded these themes on a global scale, and she has since focused extensively on Trinidad's calypso and soca music scenes.[6] Guilbault's publications explore the intersections of music, governance, and market forces in postcolonial societies.[7]
Her notable works include:
- Governing Sound: The Cultural Politics of Trinidad’s Carnival Musics (2007)[8]
- Roy Cape: A Life on the Calypso and Soca Bandstand (2014), co-authored with Roy Cape[9]
- Zouk: World Music in the West Indies (1993)[10]
- Sounds of Vacation: Political Economies of Caribbean Tourism (2019), co-edited with Timothy Rommen[11]
References
edit- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne. "Jocelyne Guilbault". UC Berkeley Department of Music. UC Berkeley. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne (Autumn 1988). "Review of The Man-of-Words in the West Indies: Performance and the Emergence of Creole Culture by Roger D. Abrahams". Ethnomusicology. 32 (3): 455–458. doi:10.2307/851947. JSTOR 851947. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ Sommer, Julia (February 10, 1999). "New Faculty Profile: Jocelyn Guilbault, Ethnomusicologist". UC Berkeley. Berkeleyan. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ "Department of Music Celebrates Jocelyne Guilbault in Retirement". Berkeley Music. UC Berkeley. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne (December 23, 2019). "Keynote: Party Music, Affect and the Politics of Modernity". Journal of World Popular Music. 6 (2): 173–192. doi:10.1558/jwpm.40172. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Meredith, Sharon (November 3, 2009). "Review of Governing Sound: The Cultural Politics of Trinidad's Carnival Musics". Ethnomusicology Forum. 18 (2): 283–285. doi:10.1080/17411910903141999. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Donald R. (2009). "Reviewed Work: Governing Sound: The Cultural Politics of Trinidads Carnival Musics by Jocelyne Guilbault". NWIG: New West Indian Guide / Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. 83 (3/4): 353–355. JSTOR 41850546. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne (September 2007). Governing Sound: The Cultural Politics of Trinidad's Carnival Musics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226310602.
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne; Cape, Roy (2014). Roy Cape: A Life on the Calypso and Soca Bandstand. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. doi:10.1215/9780822376163. ISBN 978-0-8223-7616-3.
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne (1993). Zouk: World Music in the West Indies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226310428.
- ^ Guilbault, Jocelyne; Rommen, Timothy (2019). Sounds of Vacation: Political Economies of Caribbean Tourism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. doi:10.1215/9781478005315. ISBN 978-1-4780-0531-5.