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John Blacking

John Anthony Randoll Blacking (22 October 1928 – 24 January 1990) was a British ethnomusicologist and social anthropologist. Blacking began his career with a ground-breaking, 22-month study of the culture and music making of the Venda people of northern South Africa, from 1956 to 1958. In 1965 Blacking became a professor and head of the social…

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Queen's University Belfast

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South Africa, the music of the Venda people, and the University of the Witwatersrand

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Alma mater
King's College, University of Cambridge, B.A., 1953; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Ph.D., 1965; D.Litt., 1972
Born
John Anthony Randoll Blacking (1928-10-22)October 22, 1928 Guildford, Surrey, England
Died
January 24, 1990(1990-01-24) (aged 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Doctoral students
Elkin Sithole, Max H. Brandt, John Baily, Gerd Baumann, Maria Ester Grebe-Vicuna, Jose Jorge de Carvalho, Laura Segato de Carvalho, Meki Nzewi, Fumiko Fujita, Joshua Uzoigwe
Fields
social anthropology, ethnomusicology
Thesis
The Cultural Foundations of the Music of the Venda, with Special Reference to Their Children's Songs (1965)

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Queen's University Belfast

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John Blacking → King's College, University of Cambridge, B.A., 1953; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Ph.D., 1965; D.Litt., 1972
Born · 1
John Blacking → John Anthony Randoll Blacking (1928-10-22)October 22, 1928 Guildford, Surrey, England
Died · 1
John Blacking → January 24, 1990(1990-01-24) (aged 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Doctoral students · 1
John Blacking → Elkin Sithole, Max H. Brandt, John Baily, Gerd Baumann, Maria Ester Grebe-Vicuna, Jose Jorge de Carvalho, Laura Segato de Carvalho, Meki Nzewi, Fumiko Fujita, Joshua Uzoigwe
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John Blacking → social anthropology, ethnomusicology
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John Blacking → The Cultural Foundations of the Music of the Venda, with Special Reference to Their Children's Songs (1965)

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John BlackingAlma materKing's College, University of Cambridge, B.A., 1953; University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, Ph.D., 1965; D.Litt., 19721.00infobox
John BlackingBornJohn Anthony Randoll Blacking (1928-10-22)October 22, 1928 Guildford, Surrey, England1.00infobox
John BlackingDiedJanuary 24, 1990(1990-01-24) (aged 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland1.00infobox
John BlackingDoctoral studentsElkin Sithole, Max H. Brandt, John Baily, Gerd Baumann, Maria Ester Grebe-Vicuna, Jose Jorge de Carvalho, Laura Segato de Carvalho, Meki Nzewi, Fumiko Fujita, Joshua Uzoigwe1.00infobox
John BlackingFieldssocial anthropology, ethnomusicology1.00infobox
John BlackingThesisThe Cultural Foundations of the Music of the Venda, with Special Reference to Their Children's Songs (1965)1.00infobox
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John Blackingrelated to BooksThe Childhood0.60section
John Blackingrelated to BooksSouth African Girl0.60section
John Blackingrelated to BooksNew York0.60section
John Blackingrelated to BooksAbelard-Schuman0.60section
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