CityU faculty and students publish Case Studies of Macau Urban Music from the Perspective of Cultural Heritage
Professor Dai Dingcheng, director of the Macau Urban Music Research Center of the City University of Macau (CityU) and doctoral supervisor in musicology, together with his research team, has recently published an academic monograph entitled Case Studies of Macau Urban Music from the Perspective of Cultural Heritage (published by Joint Publishing (H.K.) Co., Ltd.), with the support of the Macao Foundation.
As the first comprehensive and in-depth academic monograph exploring the interplay between local music culture and cultural spaces within the context of cultural heritage, the book is grounded in musicological methodology while integrating interdisciplinary perspectives. It holds significant value for advancing the theoretical construction of Macao’s urban musicology and research on music within cultural heritage. The publication also represents a distinctive achievement in CityU’s commitment to advancing Macao urban music research and cultivating high-level musicology talent.
In recent years, CityU’s musicology research and postgraduate programs have advanced in parallel, gradually organizing, synthesizing, and integrating Macao’s diverse musical cultural threads into a cohesive disciplinary system. The publication of this monograph not only presents a viable theoretical framework for the study of music within cultural heritage but also demonstrates CityU’s commitment to serving national needs while leveraging local unique strengths, using academic research to tell the China’s stories and the Macao’s stories with scholarly rigor and cultural sensitivity.
Looking ahead, CityU’s musicology discipline and the Macau Urban Music Research Center will continue to build on Macao’s foundation while maintaining a broader vision encompassing the Greater Bay Area, the nation, and the international community. The Center remains dedicated to advancing the documentation of Macao’s urban music, conducting case studies, and contributing to theoretical development. It aims to nurture more young researchers with local commitment, international perspective, and scholarly capability, thereby contributing CityU’s strength to telling the stories of Macao and China.
Source: Faculty of Innovation and Design
