Cornelia Günauer

Cornelia Günauer is a researcher at the Institute for Music Research within the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Würzburg. Her academic journey includes a master's degree in Ethnomusicology and Musicology from Heidelberg and Mainz universities, followed by a doctorate focused on Indian election campaign music and sonic democracy.

• PhD research involved 15 months of fieldwork in India
• Regional expertise in Northeast India
• Active in academic networks since 2011

Her research interests span:

• Music's role in political systems
• Sensory ethnology approaches
• Applied ethnomusicology
• Sound studies
• Global cultural interrelations
• Performance and performativity

Scientific awards and fellowships:

• Heinrich Böll Doctoral Fellowship (2013-2017)
• Centre for North East Studies (New Delhi) visitor (2014)
• University of Copenhagen doctoral exchange (2016)