Dr. Daniel Jordan

Biography

Daniel Jordan is an instructor in Musicology at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto. His current research focuses on music, aesthetics, and cultural policy from the Cold War to the present day, particularly examining these subjects in the geographical contexts of Canada, Latvia, and Ukraine. Daniel is the author of "Coros y Danzas: Folk Music and Spanish Nationalism in the Early Franco Regime, 1939-1953," published by Oxford University Press in 2023. He has written peer-reviewed articles for publications such as Musical Quarterly and Music & Letters, and has contributed book reviews to Intersections and Revue de musicologie. Additionally, Daniel regularly presents papers at annual meetings for professional organizations such as the American Musicological Society, the British Forum for Ethnomusicology, and the Royal Musical Association. He completed his postdoctoral research at the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. His PhD thesis at the University of Cambridge explored the intersection of music, gender, and politics in Francoist Spain. Daniel holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance with Distinction from the Royal College of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance with Distinction from the University of Victoria. Alongside his academic pursuits, he continues to perform as a pianist.

Research Interests