Music, Research, and Activism

Prospects and Projects in Northern Europe

Kim Ramstedt (Åbo Akademi University), Susanna Välimäki, Kaj Ahlsved , Sini Mononen

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Intellect Books
29 July 2025

Theory of music & musicology; Social discrimination; Feminism & feminist theory; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Political activism

A radical exploration of how music educators and artists are using research as a tool for justice in an era of crisis and transformation.

Can music research drive social and ecological change? Music, Research, and Activism: Prospects and Projects in Northern Europe argues that it can—and must. This bold collection studies the emerging activist turn in music studies, where researchers and artists engage directly in public debates and cultural movements.

By questioning systemic inequalities in the music industry and exploring the role of music education in an era of climate crisis, the contributors to this volume reflect on how their work can serve eco-social justice. Drawing on their diverse experiences as educators, critics, DJs, producers, and community organizers, they offer a compelling vision of music research as an agent of transformation.

Rooted in the independent research network Suoni, this volume speaks to music scholars and students eager to rethink the role of music in shaping a more equitable world. Engaging and accessible, it challenges us to ask: What does social responsibility look like in music research today?

Edited by: Kim Ramstedt (Åbo Akademi University), Susanna Välimäki, Kaj Ahlsved, Sini Mononen
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 148mm, Width: 210mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9781835952030
ISBN 10: 1835952038
Pages: 230
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: The Activist Turn in Music Research Kim Ramstedt and Susanna Välimäki PART I: STRUCTURES AND DISCIPLINARITY 2. Between Activism and White Saviourism: Unpacking the Racial Dynamics of Multiculturalism in Ethnomusicology and World Music Kim Ramstedt and Miia Laine 3. Researcher as Minority and Majority: Hip-Hop Feminist Epistemologies Inka Rantakallio 4. The Identity Crisis of Music Criticism Sini Mononen 5. Internalized Orientalism in the Western Capitalist Organization of Music Aman Askarizad and Kim Ramstedt PART II: POSITIONALITIES AND PROFESSIONS 6. Feeling Un/Comfortable: Positionality and Embodied Experience in Classical Music Research Marika Kivinen and Anna Ramstedt 7. Journeying Towards an Activist Study of Musical Performance Milla Tiainen 8. Activism in Vocational Music Education: Towards Norm-Critical Change Kaj Ahlsved PART III: METHODOLOGIES 9. Music Historians as Feminist Activists: Gender Mainstreaming in Contemporary Concert Repertoires Susanna Välimäki and Nuppu Koivisto-Kaasik 10. The Music Scholar as an Environmental Slow Activist: Theses on Ecomusicology and Nature Juha Torvinen 11. Feminist Music Education and Autism Spectrum Condition: The Teacher-Researcher as an Ethical Agent Katja Sutela and Linda Liukkonen 12. The Silences of Labour Music History: Music as a Tool for Social Change Saijaleena Rantanen Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

Kim Ramstedt works as assistant professor in musicology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. His current research explores how the category of race is constructed and addressed in research and other knowledge production around music. Susanna Välimäki is a musicologist who has during their later career become more and more occupied with issues around music, society and sustainability, and the possibilities of activist music research. Välimäki is a Professor of Art Studies and Head of Musicology at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and a founding member of Suoni, a research association for activist music research. PhD Kaj Ahlsved is a music researcher, critic and educator affiliated with Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland. He is one of the founding members of research association Suoni. / Sini Mononen is a musicologist and a contemporary art critic from Helsinki, Finland.