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Martin Stokes is the King Edward Professor of Music at King's College London. He studied music and social anthropology at the University of Oxford. Stokes has taught at Queen's University of Belfast from 1989 to 1997, the University of Chicago from 1997 to 2007, and at Oxford University from 2007 to 2012. He was a visiting professor at Bogazici University in Istanbul on multiple occasions. His research interests primarily revolve around modern Turkey and Egypt, with broader interests in the Mediterranean and Europe, emphasizing themes of ethnicity, identity, space, place, globalization, and religion. His notable publications include 'Republic Love: Cultural Intimacy in Turkish Popular Music' and 'Music Citizenship'. Stokes has received several prestigious awards, including the Jaap Kunst Prize for his article 'Music and Global Order' and has been elected a Fellow of the British Academy. His teaching encompasses a range of courses in ethnomusicology and anthropology of music, focusing on the music of the Middle East and the Islamic world, from historical, methodological, and ethnographic perspectives.
King's College London • London, ENG, GB
Prof. Stokes leads the Department of Music, focusing on researching ethnomusicology and teaching courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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