Ingrid Monson Explained

Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music
Discipline:	Ethnomusicologist
Sub Discipline:	African-American music
Workplaces:	Harvard University

Ingrid Monson is Quincy Jones Professor of African-American Music, supported by the Time Warner Endowment, and Professor of African and African American studies at Harvard University.^[1]

Education

Monson earned a Bachelor of Music from New England Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she studied economics. She later earned an M.A. and Ph.D. in musicology from New York University.

Reception

In February 2022, Monson was one of 38 Harvard faculty to sign a letter to the Harvard Crimson defending Professor John Comaroff, who had been found to have violated the university's sexual and professional conduct policies. The letter defended Comaroff as "an excellent colleague, advisor and committed university citizen" and expressed dismay over his being sanctioned by the university. ^[2] After students filed a lawsuit with detailed allegations of Comaroff's actions and the university's failure to respond, Monson was one of several signatories to say that she wished to retract her signature. ^[3]

Works

• Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction (University of Chicago Press, 1996)^{[4] [5]}
• Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa (Oxford University Press, 2007)^{[6] [7] [8]}
• ed. African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective (Garland/Routledge, 2000)^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Music Division: Ingrid Monson Oral History - Interview at the Library of Congress, March 6, 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ingrid Monson. aaas.fas.harvard.edu. Harvard University. 3 April 2017. en.
2. Web site: 38 Harvard Faculty Sign Open Letter Questioning Results of Misconduct Investigations into Prof. John Comaroff . www.thecrimson.com . The Harvard Crimson . 9 Feb 2022.
3. Web site: 3 graduate students file sexual harassment suit against prominent Harvard anthropology professor . www.bostonglobe.com . The Boston Globe . 9 Feb 2022.
4. Ramsey. Guthrie P.. Review of Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction, ; Jazz in American Culture, ; New Musical Figurations: Anthony Braxton's Cultural Critique. American Music. 1999. 17. 2. 205–215. 10.2307/3052715. 3052715.
5. Deveaux. Scott. Review: Thinking in Jazz: The Infinite Art of Improvisation by Paul Berliner; Saying Something: Jazz Improvisation and Interaction by Ingrid Monson. Journal of the American Musicological Society. 1 July 1998. 51. 2. 392–406. 10.2307/831983. 11 July 2017. en. 0003-0139. 831983.
6. Opstad. Jon. Book Review. Jazz Perspectives. 1 November 2008. 2. 2. 251–254. 10.1080/17494060802373424. 1749-4060.
7. Sakakeeny. Matt. Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa (review). Notes. 29 April 2009. 65. 4. 770–772. 10.1353/not.0.0162. 11 July 2017. 1534-150X.
8. Fry. Andy. Review: Freedom Sounds: Civil Rights Call Out to Jazz and Africa by Ingrid Monson. Journal of the American Musicological Society. 1 December 2010. 63. 3. 716–724. 10.1525/jams.2010.63.3.716. 11 July 2017. en. 0003-0139.
9. Gunderson. Frank D.. 2004-08-13. The African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective (review). Notes. 61. 1. 109–111. 10.1353/not.2004.0095. 1534-150X.
10. Downey. Greg. 2005-03-01. The African Diaspora: A Musical Perspective. American Anthropologist. en. 107. 1. 156–157. 10.1525/aa.2005.107.1.156.2. 1548-1433.