Inquiry in ethnomusicology
Cultural evolutionism and diffusionism in comparative musicology
Structural-functional approaches
Linguistic approaches
Paradigmatic structuralism
Marxist explanations
Literary and dramaturgical theories
Cognition and communication theory
Performance theory in ethnomusicology
Gender, ethnicity, and identity issues
Phenomenology and experiential ethnomusicology
Historical research
Postmodern, postcolonial, and global issues
Convergence and divergence in theory today.