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A Bibliographer’s Nightmare: Inconsistent and Incomplete Data

by Benjamin Van Wienen | Jan 22, 2019 | Ben Van Wienen

As we move on to the final stages of our Musical Geographies class, I have assumed the specialist role of “bibliographer.”  This means that I survey all of our data entries and compile a comprehensive bibliography of every source we have used in our...

Burleigh’s NYC Performances: Did He Sing in Harlem?

by Benjamin Van Wienen | Jan 16, 2019 | Ben Van Wienen

Now that we have moved onto the Burleigh stage of our research interim, we are getting into the real, fun, and juicy stuff! This is the main project of our course, and I am seriously enjoying it so far. My research process thus far has been looking into historical...

Mapping East Asian Music: (Mostly) A Success

by Benjamin Van Wienen | Jan 11, 2019 | Ben Van Wienen, Uncategorized

In my last blog post, I posted the state of the map that I had made featuring opera houses and companies in East Asia.  Since then, I added a few more points that locate centers of opera in East Asia, combined my data with my partner’s, and tidied up the map. ...

Researching is Difficult: The Struggle of an Amateur Mapper

by Benjamin Van Wienen | Jan 7, 2019 | Ben Van Wienen, Uncategorized

Thus far, my experience making my first map was frustrating primarily because of the research involved.  Mapping opera companies of East Asia, much of my work involved reading websites in foreign languages (Chinese, Korean, Japanese), finding mentions of obscure opera...

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