Vol. 2 • No. 2 • 2018

Global Speak

Edited by Lukas Christensen and Daniel K. L. Chua

In the last issue of IMS Musicological Brainfood we discussed the idea of a global musicology. But how should this be done in practice? The question of “Babel” looms large. Our vice president, Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl, has some provocative thoughts for us to consider.

English as a Universal Academic Language: The Dream of Babel Come True?

What blessed times they were when all people still understood each other, “and the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech” (Genesis 11:1). The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel is one about the hubris of …