Andrew N. Weintraub
Fields
Music of Southeast Asia; Sundanese Performing Arts; Gamelan; Wayang Golek Puppet Theater; Music and Cultural Theory; Popular Music.
Teaching
Introduction to Ethnomusicology; The Study of Popular Music; Cultural Theory and Musical Practice; Ethnography; Introduction to World Music; Southeast Asian Music; University Gamelan; The Beatles.
Selected Honors/Awards
Visiting Fellow, Institute for Ethnic Studies (KITA), National University of Malaysia (UKM), 2009.
Global Academic Partnership Award (GAP), University of Pittsburgh, 2008.
Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, 2006–07.
Ford Foundation Grant (codirector), 2003–06.
Innovation in Education Award, University of Pittsburgh, 2001–02.
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship, 1994–95.
Charles Seeger Prize, Society for Ethnomusicology, 1990.
Selected Publications
Dangdut Stories: A Social and Musical History of Indonesia’s Most Popular Music (Oxford University Press, 2010).
Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia (editor). (Routledge, 2010).
“Music and Malayness: Orkes Melayu in Indonesia, 1950-1965.” Archipel (2010).
Music and Cultural Rights (co-editor with Bell Yung) (University of Illinois Press, 2009).
“Dance Drills, Faith Spills: Islam, Body Politics, and Popular Music in Indonesia.” Popular Music 27(3), 2008:365-390.
“Dangdut Soul: Who are ‘The People’ in Indonesian Popular Music?” Asian Journal of Communication 16(4), 2006:411-31. Reprinted in Mark Hobart & Richard Fox (eds.) Entertainment Media in Indonesia. New York: Routledge, 2008.
Power Plays: The Wayang Golek Puppet Theater of West Java, book and CD-ROM (Ohio University Press and Singapore University Press, 2004)
"The Crisis of the Sinden: Gender, Politics, and Memory in the Performing Arts of West Java, 1959-1964." Indonesia 77, 2004:1-21.
"Sejarah Wayang Golek Melalui Kaset: Sebuah Analisa Tiga Dalang, 1970-2000." In Tulak Bala: Sistem Pertahanan Tradisional Masyarakat Sunda dan Kajian Lainnya Mengenai Masyarakat Sunda. Bandung, Indonesia: Yayasan Pusat Studi Sunda, 2003.
"Contest-ing Culture: Sundanese Wayang Golek Purwa Competitions in New Order Indonesia." Asian Theatre Journal 18 (1), 2001:87-104.
"Musical Communities of Hawai'i." In American Musical Traditions, ed. Jeff Todd Titon. New York: Schirmer Books, 2001.
"Instruments of Power: 'Multi-Laras' Gamelan in New Order Indonesia." Ethnomusicology 45(2), 2001:197-227.
The Birth of Gatotkaca: A Sundanese Wayang Golek Purwa Performance from West Java (translation and introduction). Jakarta: Lontar Publications, 1998.
"Filipino Music and Dance" and "Hawaiian Music and Dance" In The Asian-American Encyclopedia, ed. Franklin Ng. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1995:460-64; 548-552.
"Jawaiian and Local Cultural Identity in Hawai'i." Perfect Beat: The Journal of Research Into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture 1(2), 1993:78-89. Reprinted in Sound Alliances: Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Politics and Popular Music in the Pacific, ed. Philip Hayward. London and New York: Cassell, 1998:78-88.
"Theory in Institutional Pedagogy and 'Theory in Practice' for Sundanese Gamelan Music." Ethnomusicology 37(1), 1993: 29-39.
Papers Read
“Melayu Music and Cultural Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia.” Symposium on Music and Cultural Rights, Pittsburgh, PA, December, 2009 [moderator and presenter].
“Asian Music Roundtable on Hybridity and Postcoloniality.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Mexico City, November, 2009 [presenter].
“Morality and its Discontents: Dangdut and Islam in Indonesia.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Middletown, CT, October, 2008 [presenter].
“A Conversation with Rhoma Irama.” Conference on Islam and Popular Culture, Pittsburgh, PA, October, 2008 [co-presenter].
“Stars and Fans in Dangdut, Indonesia's Popular Music.” Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC, November, 2007 [presenter].
“Music and Cultural Rights.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Columbus, Ohio, October, 2007 [organizer and chair].
“Worlds of Ethnomusicologies: Toward an Understanding of Indonesian Popular Music Discourse.” Annual Meeting of the Society for Ethnomusicology, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2005 [presenter].
“Dangdut Stories: Triumph and Tragedy in Indonesian Popular Music Discourse.” Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, Chicago, Illinois, March, 2005 [presenter].
"Islam and Popular Culture in Post-Soeharto Indonesia." Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, San Diego, California, March, 2004 [organizer, chair, and presenter].
"New Approaches to the Study of Popular Music: Technology, Identities, Mediations, and Aesthetics." Cultural Studies Association Founding Conference, Pittsburgh, June, 2003 [organizer, chair, and presenter].
"Indonesian Television after Soeharto: Discourse and Representation in the 'Asep Show'." International Conference: Media Practice and Performance Across Cultures, University of Wisconsin, Madison, March 14-17, 2002.
"Chaos, Communism, and the 'Crisis of Female Singers' in Sundanese Performing Arts, 1959-1964." Southeast Asian Studies Program, Cornell University, February 14, 2002.
"World Music Performance and the University Community." MACSEM Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 2001 [organizer, chair, and presenter].
"'Musics of Hawai'i' and Discourses of Multiculturalism." "The Community as Classroom: A Conference in Honor of Barbara B. Smith," Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2000.
"Kawi dan Kawih: Bahasa dan Lagu dalam Pertunjukan Wayang Golek Purwa di Jawa Barat" ("Kawi and Kawih: Language and Song in the Performance of Wayang Golek Purwa of West Java, Indonesia"). Institut Kesenian Jakarta [Jakarta Institute of the Arts], 1995.
"Pendidikan Teori Sekolahan Musik dan 'Teori di dalam Praktek' untuk Musik Gamelan Sunda" ("Theory in Institutional Pedagogy and 'Theory in Practice' for Sundanese Gamelan Music"). Akademi Seni Tari Indonesia, Bandung [Indonesian Music and Dance Academy, Bandung], 1995.
"Sound Documentation of Music in Hawai'i," Conference on Field Recording, Indiana University, 1990.
Recordings
Wayang Golek: The Sound and Celebration of Sundanese Puppet Theater. Six-CD set and accompanying 44-page booklet. Vermont: Multicultural Media, 2001.
Selected Performances
Organizer, Director, and Performer: “Contemporary Gamelan and Popular Music of Indonesia.” Bellefield Auditorium, April 11 and 12, 2008 (with guest artists Nano Suratno, Ening Rumbini, and Rita Tila).
Organizer, Director, and Performer: “The Voice of Sunda.” Bellefield Auditorium, April 13 and 14, 2007 (with guest artists Euis Komariah, Burhan Sukarma, and Gangan Garmana)
Organizer, Director, and Performer: “The Tale of Princess Gandrung Arum.” Bellefield Auditorium, March 31 and April 1 (with guest artists Ening Rumbini, Undang Sumarna, and Ben Arcangel).
Organizer, Director, and Performer: "Wayang Golek Puppet Theater and Gamelan Music of West Java, Indonesia." Bellefield Auditorium, April 9 and 10, 2004 (with guest artists Otong Rasta and Atik Rasta Prawira).
Organizer, Director, and Performer: "Music and Dance of West Java, Indonesia." Bellefield Auditorium, April 12 and 13, 2002 (with guest artists Undang Sumarna, Yoseph Iskandar, and Ben Arcangel).
Organizer, Director, and Performer: "Ramayana: A Cross-Cultural Dance Drama of India and Indonesia." Bellefield Auditorium, March 23 and 24, 2001 (with guest artists Undang Sumarna, Sri Susilowati, Sreyashi Dey, and Srishti Dances of India).
Organizer, Director, and Performer: "Sundanese Music and Dance." Bellefield Auditorium, March 18, 2000 (with guest artists Undang Sumarna, Laksmi Purwanti Margarani, and Ben Arcangel).
Activities
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Music, University of Pittsburgh, 2007–
Chair, Indo-Pacific Council (INPAC), Asian Studies Center, University of Pittsburgh, 2008–10.
Weintraub has performed Indonesian gamelan and martial arts in the United States (2002), Asia (1999; 1995; 1988), and Europe (1995; 1990).
Executive Board Member, Society for Asian Music, 2006–
Member, Council of the Society for Ethnomusicology 1992-95 and 2002-2003
Vice president, Mid-Atlantic Society for Ethnomusicology (MACSEM), 1999–2001.
Current Projects
His interests include discourses on music theory and practice, social relations of power and music, music and the formation of nation-states, gender and popular music. Current projects include a study of Melayu popular music in Southeast Asia (1950–70) and a book about female singing traditions in West Java, Indonesia.
