Sociologist John Clammer proposes that it’s through the creative and performing arts that the ‘re-enchantment of the world’ might take place. In Cambodia, the traditional performing arts are ‘re-enchanting’ the country in powerful and sometimes unexpected ways, disrupting old stories and creating new visions of a better Cambodia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Our host, Professor Renee Jeffery speaks with music researcher Dr Catherine Grant<\/a>, Queensland Conservatorium Research Centre<\/a> about some of the exceptional roles the creative arts are playing in contemporary Cambodia, including redressing past wrongs, upholding democratic principles, advancing peace and justice, and speaking truth to power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Catherine has been conducting collaborative research in Cambodia since 2013 and completed a 6-month Australia Endeavour Fellowship there in 2015; she is currently leading a British Museum-funded project documenting the makers and players of the critically endangered traditional musical instrument Angkuoch<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWatch the webinar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n