ICTMD Dialogues 2026: Ethics of Care in Times of Crises

We are pleased to announce that the registration for the Dialogues 2026 is now open. 

Date: Saturday, 28 November 2026, 12:00 (UTC)
Moderator: Tan Sooi Beng, Ph.D., University of Science, Malaysia

Register here  - the sessions will take place online (via Zoom) and are free of charge. 

See more about the programme and presentation abstracts

About the Session

The emergence and steady expansion of research addressing theoretically and methodologically diverse contexts of crises and conflicts around the globe (e.g., Pettan 1998, Araujo 2006, Ochoa 2006, Dirksen 2012, Ruiz 2021, Quintero Rivera 2021, Levignat 2021, Garcia 2021) constitutes a groundbreaking trend in music and dance studies (Rice 2014). Deeply committed to working closely and horizontally with the communities of practice to overcome the harsh and often predatory pressures on their lived realities, such initiatives have informed a plethora of more specialized subfields. These include areas of research—often referred to as applied, medical, participatory, and engaged (eco-) ethnomusicology/ethnochoreology—in which communities and researchers develop collaborative strategies in search of more sustainable forms of coexistence.

This session focuses on the ethics of care for researchers and communities living in the face of conflict, war, and violence in different parts of the world. The presentations will explore the following questions: How can all parties involved cope with various conflict situations through their collaborative actions, potentials, and pitfalls to be addressed in the course of their joint work? How can we build bridges between researchers and performers living in countries in conflict? How can we apply activist collaborative ethnomusicology and engage with musicians and dancers living in war and conflict zones in our research? How can we help archive materials that are in danger of being lost?

Participants

• Abdullah Akat, Ph.D., Istanbul University State Conservatory, Türkiye
• Ayat Al Matani, Ph.D., Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
• Suchismita Ghoshal, Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
• Daouda Dao, Ph.D., and Dramande Sidibé, Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers Multimédia Balla Fasséké Kouyaté, Mali
• Faisal Jailani, Mirwais Hakimi, and Emran Mahmood, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
• Waheedullah Saghar, Ph.D., and Marko Kölbl, Ph.D., University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna