Meenal Agnihotri: Vocalist’s Experience in the Transmission of Hindustani Classical Music in a Transnational Context

• Název práce v češtině: Meenal Agnihotri: Zpěvaččina zkušenost s transmisí hindustánské klasické hudby v transnacionálním kontextu
• Název v anglickém jazyce: Meenal Agnihotri: Vocalist’s Experience in the Transmission of Hindustani Classical Music in a Transnational Context
• Klíčová slova: Ethnomusicology, Ethnography; Digital; Indian; Classical; Music
• Klíčová slova anglicky: Ethnomusicology, Ethnography; Digital; Indian; Classical; Music
• Akademický rok vypsání: 2023/2024
• Typ práce: bakalářská práce
• Jazyk práce: angličtina
• Ústav: Katedra sociální a kulturní antropologie (24-KSKA)
• Vedoucí / školitel: Mgr. Veronika Seidlová, Ph.D.
• Řešitel: skrytý - zadáno vedoucím/školitelem, čeká na schválení garantem
• Datum přihlášení: 04.01.2024
• Datum zadání: 04.01.2024
• Datum odevzdání elektronické podoby: 04.01.2024
• Datum proběhlé obhajoby: 15.02.2024
• Předmět: Obhajoba bakalářské práce (YBOS001)
• Oponenti: Mgr. Oldřich Poděbradský, Ph.D.

Zásady pro vypracování

The purpose of this thesis written from the perspective of ethnomusicology is to describe, analyze, and interpret the experiences of Indian vocalist Meenal Agnihotri and to portray her life journey of pursuing Classical Hindustani music based on her reflections. Through narrative biographical and semi-structured interviews with Agnihotri, the thesis provides insights into the world of current Hindustani Classical music performing and (online) teaching in a transnational context. The thesis explores Agnihotri's reflections on her music practice, which reaches as far as the USA and the Czech Republic due to her online teaching and culminates in her music performances in Prague and other Czech cities in 2023. As an upper-caste Hindu female musician, Agnihotri's experiences offer a perspective on the privileges as well as challenges faced by her in the context of the classical master-disciple tradition. Through her story, the thesis also looks into reasons why some of the proponents of the master-disciple tradition of music education have incorporated online teaching already before the COVID-19 pandemic. The thesis thus uncovers a more complex interplay of social concepts such as transnationalism, gender, religion, and class.

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Předběžná náplň práce

The purpose of this thesis written from the perspective of ethnomusicology is to describe, analyze, and interpret the experiences of Indian vocalist Meenal Agnihotri and to portray her life journey of pursuing Classical Hindustani music based on her reflections. Through narrative biographical and semi-structured interviews with Agnihotri, the thesis provides insights into the world of current Hindustani Classical music performing and (online) teaching in a transnational context. The thesis explores Agnihotri's reflections on her music practice, which reaches as far as the USA and the Czech Republic due to her online teaching and culminates in her music performances in Prague and other Czech cities in 2023. As an upper-caste Hindu female musician, Agnihotri's experiences offer a perspective on the privileges as well as challenges faced by her in the context of the classical master-disciple tradition. Through her story, the thesis also looks into reasons why some of the proponents of the master-disciple tradition of music education have incorporated online teaching already before the COVID-19 pandemic. The thesis thus uncovers a more complex interplay of social concepts such as transnationalism, gender, religion, and class.

Předběžná náplň práce v anglickém jazyce

The purpose of this thesis written from the perspective of ethnomusicology is to describe, analyze, and interpret the experiences of Indian vocalist Meenal Agnihotri and to portray her life journey of pursuing Classical Hindustani music based on her reflections. Through narrative biographical and semi-structured interviews with Agnihotri, the thesis provides insights into the world of current Hindustani Classical music performing and (online) teaching in a transnational context. The thesis explores Agnihotri's reflections on her music practice, which reaches as far as the USA and the Czech Republic due to her online teaching and culminates in her music performances in Prague and other Czech cities in 2023. As an upper-caste Hindu female musician, Agnihotri's experiences offer a perspective on the privileges as well as challenges faced by her in the context of the classical master-disciple tradition. Through her story, the thesis also looks into reasons why some of the proponents of the master-disciple tradition of music education have incorporated online teaching already before the COVID-19 pandemic. The thesis thus uncovers a more complex interplay of social concepts such as transnationalism, gender, religion, and class.