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Scott Spencer is a Ph.D. Candidate in
Ethnomusicology at New York University, researching 21st Century
transmission practices in traditional Irish music. Having worked
various positions in music archives and Irish Studies departments, he
currently serves as Interim Associate Director of CUNY's Institute for
Irish-American Studies, as well as Coordinator of the Institute's
Center for Traditional Irish-American Music.
Recent and Upcoming Publications:
“Wax
Cylinders, 78 RPM Records and the Atlantic Migrations of Traditional
Irish-American Music.” Chapter in Ireland
and America: Migrations in an Atlantic World. Carolina
Lowcountry Atlantic World Series of the University of South Carolina
Press, 2009.
“Traditional Irish Music in the 21st Century: Networks, Technology and
the Negotiation of Tradition.” Chapter in Performing at the Crossroads: Critical
Essays on Performance Studies and Irish Culture, Sara Brady and
Fintan Walsh, editors, 2009.
“Soundscapes and Representation in the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and
Research Center.”
Journal of
Media Ecology. 7: 1 (Spring 2008).
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