ABSTRACT

This study presents an investigation into the multiple and often marginalised ways of being, knowing, educating, and performing the complex identity of migrant musicianship. It examines the lived experiences of migrant musicians in South East Queensland and is based on the premise that cultural diversity as experienced through music creates value in ways that are complex, particularly in the context of displaced lives. The article is built on the conceptual framework wherein ‘capacitating’ the self and other is an enacted aggregate of the following multidimensional affordances: emotional expression, social interaction, self-identity, and agency. It argues that the wide range of activities that migrant musicians undertake in their new homes not only builds capacity in them but also adds culturally-derived value to their lives and the lives of those that they encounter. By employing the methodology of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the migrant female participant-researcher unpacks the motivations, rewards, and challenges that a purposive selection of Brisbane-based migrant musicians articulate. The emergent themes reveal three key features as central to the lives and livelihoods of migrant musicians: connectedness, self-identity, and wellbeing. The findings of this study hold implications for future research in cultural value, music education, and migrant studies.

摘要

这项研究对移民音乐的多种多样的存在，认识，教育和表现复杂的身份进行了调查。它考察了昆士兰东南部移民音乐家的生活经历，并基于这样的前提：通过音乐体验的文化多样性以复杂的方式创造价值，特别是在流离失所的生活中。该文章建立在概念框架的基础上，其中“使自身和他人具有能力”是以下多维能力的已制定的总和：情感表达，社交互动，自我认同和代理。它认为，移徙音乐家在新家中进行的各种活动不仅可以增强他们的能力，而且可以为他们的生活以及所遇到的人们的生活增加文化衍生的价值。通过采用解释现象学分析的方法，移民女性参与者研究者可以有目的地选择布里斯班的移民音乐家，阐明其动机，回报和挑战。新兴主题揭示了移徙音乐家生活和生计的三个关键特征：联系性，自我认同感和幸福感。这项研究的发现对文化价值，音乐教育和移民研究的未来研究具有启示意义。移民女性参与研究人员展现了有目的的布里斯班移民音乐家所表达的动机，奖励和挑战。新兴主题揭示了三个重要特征，这些特征是移民音乐家的生活和生计的核心：联系，自我认同和福祉。这项研究的发现对文化价值，音乐教育和移民研究的未来研究具有启示意义。移民女性参与研究人员展现了有目的的布里斯班移民音乐家所表达的动机，奖励和挑战。新兴主题揭示了三个重要特征，这些特征是移民音乐家的生活和生计的核心：联系，自我认同和福祉。这项研究的发现对文化价值，音乐教育和移民研究的未来研究具有启示意义。