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Musicology is any intellectual engagement with music, often published in peer-reviewed articles, book chapters or monographs.

Relevant information regarding this subject matter in the OSM
We cover, among others, the following:
• Historical context of musical works and lives
• Musics from the Baroque period up to 21st century music
• Global and local music historical contexts
• Interdisciplinary connections between music and other disciplines
• Music and critical theory
• 19th-century romanticism and its legacy in South Africa

Interesting research in this field
Interesting studies have been done in this field in the OSM, for example:
• South African art and popular music, read within their socio-political contexts
• Practising music analysis in dialogue with musicological research
• Exploring the connections between music and biography
• Persona studies and mental illness within a composer’s biography
• Archives, digital scholarly editions, and notions of institutional power
• Documentary study of historical performers


Relevant staff members
Dr Matildie Wium
E: WiumMJ@ufs.ac.za 
T: +27 51 401 2757

Dr Marc Röntsch
E: RontschMA@ufs.ac.za 
T: +27 51 401 2472

Lance Phillip
E: PhillipLJ@ufs.ac.za 
T: +27 51 401 3254 

 
 
 

FACULTY CONTACT

T: +27 51 401 2240 or humanities@ufs.ac.za

Postgraduate:
Marizanne Cloete: +27 51 401 2592

Undergraduate:
Neliswa Emeni-Tientcheu: +27 51 401 2536
Phyllis Masilo: +27 51 401 9683

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