Sustainable Musicology
A rethinking of musicology for the third millennium
An allegorical representation of balance, order, and proportion
We are producing more knowledge than ever before.
But less and less of it will last.
Sustainable Musicology proposes a shift in how musicology defines its methods, objects, and purposes. Rather than extending the discipline indefinitely, it reflects on the conditions that make musicological knowledge meaningful, coherent, and sustainable over time. This project approaches musicology not only as a field of study, but also as a form of intellectual responsibility.
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A Necessary Clarification
In this project, sustainability is not used in an environmental sense.
It designates instead the internal coherence, durability, and critical responsibility of musicological knowledge.
Sustainable Musicology is an open-access research project by Marco Bizzarini, aimed at redefining the scope, methods, and responsibility of musicological inquiry.