Head of Programme (Music)
MA(Otago) PhD(Macquarie)
Email jennifer.cattermole@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 4025
Research expertise
Jennifer is one of Aotearoa’s leading ethnomusicologists with a particular interest in Māori, Moriori and Pacific Islander musics. She is passionate about taonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments), and is an experienced player, maker and educator. She was awarded a prestigious Marsden grant (2016-2019) for research on the origins and development of Māori and Moriori musical instruments.
Jennifer first learnt about ethnomusicology as an undergraduate at Otago, going on to write theses on Aotearoa roots reggae and Fijian stringband music. She is very interested in how people use music to express and shape their relationships to other people and to particular places (or the natural environment more broadly). Jennifer is committed to fostering community music-making, facilitating two ukulele groups; and to sharing her knowledge in both university and wider community settings (e.g. schools and marae). She is a member of the steering group for the Performance of the Real Research Theme. Currently, she is writing a book exploring the origins and development of Māori and Moriori musical instruments.
Teaching
- MUSI 104 World Music
- MUSI 105 Music Matters
- MUSI 140 Performance Studies 1
- MUSI 240 Performance Studies 2
- MUSI 340 Performance Studies 3
- MUSI 267 Music in New Zealand
- MUSI 367 Music in New Zealand (Advanced)
- MUSI 268 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
- MUSI 368 Performance in Asia and the Pacific
- MUSI 371 Research Methods and Approaches
- MUSI 471 Research Methods and Approaches (Advanced)
- MUSI 407 Seminal Works
Postgraduate supervision
- Māori and Pacific Islander musics
- Music and identity (e.g. cultural, gendered, sexual)
- Music and place/environment
- Music and power (subversive politics, arts/cultural policy)
Selected past student supervisions
- “Kwaimani Ana Liohaua Gia: The Heart of Us,” Irene Karongo Hundleby, PhD
- “The Conceptualisation and Sustainability of Rotenese Gong Music,” Agastya Rama Listya, PhD
- “Making the Choice for Music,” Sara Brown, MA
- “Turning up the Māori: The Showband Mix-o-matic App,” Louise Kewene-Doig, MMus
- “The Stylistic Vocal Techniques used in New Zealand’s Prevalent Contemporary Commercial Music (CCM) Styles: Musical Theatre, Jazz and Pop,” Hannah Thompson-Holloway, MMus
Publications
Cattermole, J., Halba, H., Kalogeropoulou, S., & Tucker, H. (2021). Welcome / Haere Mai. Performance of the Real, 2, 4. doi: 10.21428/b54437e2.b2522cdc
Adams, P. (music director, conductor), Dennis, T. (music director, piano), Ritchie, A. (music director, conductor), Petersen, T. (orchestra leader, soloist, violin), Du Plessis, H. (orchestra leader, soloist, cello), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), Bellingham, J. (vocalist), & Cattermole, J. (taonga pūoro) (2019, 2 June). A celebration of Otago in words and music, with the 150th Gala Concert Orchestra, City Choir Dunedin and Southern Concert of Voices, Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Fortin, M. (performer, translator), Huber, R. (director, playwright), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), & Cattermole, J. (taonga puoro) (2018, 15-17 March). The Subterraneans, at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Cattermole, J., & Halba, H. (Eds.). (2017). Performance of the Real E-journal [Special issue: Ritual and cultural performance]. [Guest Editors].
Cattermole, J. (2017). Reflections on Taonga Pūoro (Traditional Māori musical instrument) teaching and learning at the University of Otago. Performance of the Real, 13-25.
Homan, S., Cloonan, M., & Cattermole, J. (2016). Popular music industries and the state: Policy notes. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 250p.
Authored Book - Research
Homan, S., Cloonan, M., & Cattermole, J. (Eds.). (2015). Popular music and cultural policy. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 128p.
Edited Book - Research
Cattermole, J. (2013). Creative New Zealand’s proposed restructure and New Zealand nationalism. In O. Wilson & S. Attfield (Eds.), Shifting sounds: Musical flow. (pp. 24-33). Dunedin, New Zealand: IASPM Australia/New Zealand.
Chapter in Book - Research
Cattermole, J. (2011). 'Oh, reggae but different!' The localisation of roots reggae in Aotearoa. In G. Keam & T. Mitchell (Eds.), Home, land and sea: Situating music in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 47-59). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson.
Chapter in Book - Research
Cattermole, J. (2011). Fiji islands: A sustainable future for sigidrigi?. In G. Baldacchino (Ed.), Island songs: A global repertoire. (pp. 135-152). Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Cattermole, J. (2011). Fijian sigidrigi and the performance of social hierarchies. In B. Abels (Ed.), Austronesian soundscapes: Performing arts in Oceania and Southeast Asia. (pp. 205-221). Amsterdam University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Cattermole, J. (2017). Reflections on Taonga Pūoro (Traditional Māori musical instrument) teaching and learning at the University of Otago. Performance of the Real, 13-25.
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2015). Government agency interventions in New Zealand's and Australia's indigenous popular music industries and indigenous (dis)empowerment. MEDIANZ, 15(1), 54-71. doi: 10.11157/medianz-vol15iss1id131
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2014). 'Vulitara' ('learning by doing'): The importance of watching, listening and imitating in the teaching and learning of Fijian sigirigi. Musicworks, 19, 29-36.
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2014). Cultural protectionism in a deregulated and diversifying broadcasting environment: Getting more Māori music on air. Perfect Beat, 15(1), 67-87. doi: 10.1558/prbt.v15i1.17807
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2013). Beyond the Black Atlantic: Black outernationality and Afrocentrism in Aotearoa/New Zealand roots reggae. Musicology Australia, 35(1), 112-137. doi: 10.1080/08145857.2013.761102
Journal - Research Article
Homan, S., Cloonan, M., & Cattermole, J. (2013). Introduction: Popular music and policy. International Journal of Cultural Policy, 19(3), 275-280. doi: 10.1080/10286632.2013.788165
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2009). Fijian sigidrigi and the sonic representation and construction of place. Transforming Cultures eJournal, 4(1). Retrieved from http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/TfC/article/view/1064
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2008). We are Fiji: Rugby, music and representation of the Fijian nation. Shima, 2(2), 99-115.
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2007). ″Fiji blues?″: Taveuni and Qamea musicians' engagements with recording technologies. World of Music, 49(1), 171-187.
Journal - Research Article
Cattermole, J. (2014). Learning taonga pūoro. Tune Me In, 9, 16-17.
Journal - Research Other
Cattermole, J., Cloonan, M., & Homan, S. (2013). Introduction: Policy and popular music. Perfect Beat, 14(2), 95-98. doi: 10.1558/prbt.v14i2.95
Journal - Research Other
Cattermole, J. (2009). [Review of the recording Moonlight Leta Volume 1. Musical Transitions: Marshallese string band music today and yesterday]. Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, 10(1), 69-71. doi: 10.1080/14442210802644825
Journal - Research Other
Cattermole, J., Halba, H., Kalogeropoulou, S., & Tucker, H. (2021). Welcome / Haere Mai. Performance of the Real, 2, 4. doi: 10.21428/b54437e2.b2522cdc
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Cattermole, J. (2011). Beyond the black Atlantic: Black outernationality and Afrocentrism in Aotearoa/New Zealand roots reggae. In L. Giuffre & P. Spirou (Eds.), Routes, Roots & Routines: Selected papers from the 2011 Australia/New Zealand Annual (IASPM) Conference. (pp. 72-79). Sydney, Australia: IASPM AusNZ/Perfect Beat. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2011). Beyond the iiNet case: ISPs as copyright cops? In J. Cattermole, S. Homan & G. Smith (Eds.), Instruments of Change: Proceedings of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia-New Zealand 2010 Conference. (pp. 25-30). Melbourne, Australia: International Association for the Study of Popular Music. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2010). (De)valuing tradition: The future of Fijian sigidrigi. In S. D. Brunt & K. Zemke (Eds.), What's it Worth? 'Value' and Popular Music: Selected Papers from the 2009 International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia New Zealand Conference. (pp. 22-25). Dunedin, New Zealand: IASPM-ANZ. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2009). Representing Rotuma: The film music of Pear ta ma 'on maf (The Land Has Eyes). In C. Strong & M. Phillipov (Eds.), Stuck in the Middle: The Mainstream and its Discontents: Selected Proceedings of the 2008 International Association for the Study of Popular Music, Australia and New Zealand Conference. (pp. 76-84). Auckland, New Zealand: IASPM-ANZ. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2008). 'We are Fiji': Musically constructing the Fijian nation. In D. Bendrups (Ed.), Music on the Edge: Selected papers from the 2007 International Association for the Study of Popular Music Australia/New Zealand Conference. (pp. 34-40). Dunedin, New Zealand: IASPM Australia/New Zealand. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2008). Sere ni cumu and the contemporary construction of place and identity in Taveuni, Fiji. In I. Collinson (Ed.), Whose Popular Music? Industry, Performers, Fans: Selected Proceedings from the 2006 International Association for the Study of Popular Music Australia/New Zealand (IASPM-ANZ) Conference. (pp. 77-82). Sydney, Australia: IASPM and Perfect Beat. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2006). Sere ni cumu and the contemporary construction of place and identity in Taveuni, Fiji. In H. Johnson (Ed.), Refereed Papers from the 2nd International Small Island Cultures Conference. (pp. 1-15). Sydney, Australia: Small Islands Cultures Research Initiative. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Cattermole, J. (2013). Creative New Zealand: Reflecting and constructing the place of Maori and Pacific Islander music within the nation. Proceedings of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Australia/New Zealand (IASPM-ANZ) Conference: Popular Music, Communities, Places, Ecologies. Retrieved from http://iaspm.org.au/iaspm-anz-2013-brisbane-program/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hundleby, I. K., & Cattermole, J. (2013). Kastom lo last yestadae go kasim nao: Case studies in Malaitan women's music. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices X. (pp. 31). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cattermole, J., Johnson, H., & Wilson, O. (Eds.). (2015). Proceedings of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia/New Zealand Annual Conference: Into the Mix: People, Places, Processes. Dunedin, New Zealand: IASPM Australia/New Zealand. 86p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Cattermole, J., Homan, S., & Smith, G. (Eds.). (2011). Instruments of Change: Proceedings of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia-New Zealand 2010 Conference. Melbourne, Australia: International Association for the Study of Popular Music. 176p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Cattermole, J. (Ed.). (2008). Refereed papers from the 4th International Small Island Cultures Conference. Sydney, Australia: Small Island Cultures Research Initiative. 48p.
Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings
Cattermole, J. (2017, June). Taonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments), peace and conflict. Verbal presentation at the Performance and Performativity of Violence Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2016, April). A culturally responsive approach to teaching tāonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) in an institutional setting. Verbal presentation at the Ritual and Cultural Performance Hui and Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2015, July). Reflections on taonga pūoro (traditional Māori musical instruments) teaching and learning at the University of Otago. Verbal presentation at the 2nd Asia Pacific Community Music Network (APCMN) Seminar: Connecting Perspectives on Community Music Activities in the Asia Pacific Region, Tokyo, Japan.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2015, November). Music's (hitherto neglected) role in the Moriori cultural renaissance. Verbal presentation at the International Association of Music Libraries (IAML): New Zealand Branch Annual Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2014, April). Cultural protectionism in a deregulated and diversifying broadcasting environment: Getting more Māori music on air. Verbal presentation at the Music / Media / Politics Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2014, December). Rongo Moriori (Moriori songs): Music’s role in the Moriori cultural renaissance. Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia/New Zealand Annual Conference: Into the Mix: People, Places, Processes, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2014, December). Rongo Moriori (Moriori songs): Music’s role in the Moriori cultural renaissance. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Musicological Society Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2013, November). Child's play? Teaching and learning in Fijian sigidrigi. Verbal presentation at the Asia Pacific Community Music Network (APCMN) Seminar, Brisbane, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2012, December). New Zealand government funding of Māori popular music. Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia/New Zealand Annual Conference: Shifting Sounds: Musical Flow, Hobart, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2012, June). Māori and Pacific Islander music policy development in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Policy Notes: Popular Music, Industry and the State Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2011, November). Beyond the black Atlantic: Black outernationality and Afrocentrism in Aotearoa/New Zealand roots reggae. Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Australia/New Zealand Annual Conference: Routes-Roots-Routines, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2010, November). The iiNet case and beyond: ISPs as copyright cops? Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music: Australia & New Zealand Chapter (IASPM-ANZ) Annual Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2009, November). (De)valuing tradition: The future of Fijian sigidrigi. Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music: Australia & New Zealand Branch (IASPM-ANZ) Annual Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2008, November). Representing Rotuma: The film music of Pear ta ma 'on maf (The Land Has Eyes). Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music, Australia and New Zealand (IASPM-ANZ) Conference: Stuck in the Middle: The Mainstream and its Discontents, Brisbane, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2007, November-December). 'We are Fiji': Musically constructing the Fijian nation. Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music: Australia/New Zealand Branch Annual Conference: Music on the Edge, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cattermole, J. (2006, June). Sere ni cumu and the contemporary construction of place and identity in Taveuni, Fiji. Verbal presentation at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music Australia/New Zealand Branch Conference, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Adams, P. (music director, conductor), Dennis, T. (music director, piano), Ritchie, A. (music director, conductor), Petersen, T. (orchestra leader, soloist, violin), Du Plessis, H. (orchestra leader, soloist, cello), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), Bellingham, J. (vocalist), & Cattermole, J. (taonga pūoro) (2019, 2 June). A celebration of Otago in words and music, with the 150th Gala Concert Orchestra, City Choir Dunedin and Southern Concert of Voices, Dunedin Town Hall, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Fortin, M. (performer, translator), Huber, R. (director, playwright), Kalogeropoulou, S. (choreographer), & Cattermole, J. (taonga puoro) (2018, 15-17 March). The Subterraneans, at the Dunedin Fringe Festival, New Athenaeum Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
Performance
Cattermole, J. (Taonga pūoro), & Huber, R. (director) (2016, 17 September). Tatai, Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Performance].
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