During this episode of Why Change? co-hosts Rachael and Jeff discuss their return to teaching and the need to think outside the box. Rachel interviews Emily Akuno, a music educator and university leader who is the current President of the International Society for Music Education, to discuss working together and Africanizing the arts curriculum. Rachael and Jeff conclude the episode with reflections on the power of convening, decolonizing, and being radical.
In this episode you’ll learn:
Perspectives on Africanizing (and indigenizing the arts curriculum;
About the power of convening and sharing knowledge (but not best practice); and
How being radical can instigate these big shifts in the arts and cultural education field.
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Please download the transcript here.
ABOUT EMILY ACHIENG AKUNO
Professor of music of the Technical University of Kenya with teaching and university administration experience at Kenyatta University in Kenya, University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, Maseno University and The Technical University of Kenya. Currently she serves as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Academic Affairs at The Co-operative University of Kenya.
Emily trained as a performer-educator in Kenya, USA and the UK, Her research interests veer towards cultural relevance in music education. She is the editor and a contributing author of the (2019) Routledge published Music Education in Africa: Concept, Process and Practice. Other publications include Kenyan Music: An education perspective; Issues in Music Education in Kenya: a handbook for teachers as well as book chapters and journal articles. She is a former president of the International Music Council (IMC) and current President of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), Chair of the World Alliance of Arts Education as well as chair of the Music Education Research Group – Kenya (MERG-Kenya).
WHERE TO FIND EMILY
@AkunoEmily on Twitter
This episode of Why Change? A Podcast for the Creative Generation was powered by Creative Generation. It was produced and edited by Daniel Stanley. Artwork by Bridget Woodbury. Music by Distant Cousins.