معرفی
Jérôme Cler has been a Lecturer (Maître de conférences) in the Department of Music and Musicology at Sorbonne University since 2000 and a full member of the Institute for Research in Musicology (IReMus, UMR 8223) since 2014. He is also an associate member of the CNRS unit UMR 8032 Cetobac (Center for Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan and Central Asian Studies) and was a member of the LABEX RESMED until 2019.
Education
- 1978–1983: École normale supérieure, Philosophy option
- 1981: Master of Classical Literature (Byzantine Greek), University of Paris-Sorbonne
- 1982: Agrégation of Classical Literature
- 1983: DEA Philosophy, musical aesthetics, University of Paris VIII
- 1992: DEA Ethnology & Comparative Sociology (Ethnomusicology), University of Paris X Nanterre
- 1998: PhD Ethnology & Comparative Sociology, University of Paris X Nanterre
- 2020: Habilitation to Supervise Research, Sorbonne-Université
Research interests
Jérôme Cler’s work lies at the intersection of ethnomusicology, anthropology and geography, focusing on rhythm in oral tradition, geomusicology (music and inhabited space, nomadism, migrations), religious anthropology of the Balkans and Turkey (Alevi and Bektashi rituals), and Afro-Colombian music and ethno-education. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Turkey since 1991, with additional projects in Bulgaria, Central Asia and Colombia.
His publications explore typologies of aksak rhythm, the concept of “minor music,” the interplay between soundscape and territory, and the ritual aesthetics of Alevi cem ceremonies. Medieval Greek studies and translations of Gregory Palamas complement his ethnographic research.
Scientific awards
- Audience Award for Behind the Forest, View on Docs, Marseille, 1999
- European Documentary Week Award, Strasbourg, 1999
Advising & grants
While specific doctoral supervisions are not listed, Cler directs the master/doctoral seminar Methods in Ethnomusicology / Writing Ethnomusicology and supervises annual fieldwork projects through the Safar ensemble at Sorbonne University. His long-term field recording projects in Turkey, Colombia and the Balkans have received support from Radio France, Ocora, AIMP and various French research agencies.
Laboratories & teams
He is affiliated with IReMus (UMR 8223) and the CNRS mixed research unit Cetobac (UMR 8032). He founded and directs the Safar traditional-music ensemble at Paris-Sorbonne and co-founded the Balkor and Jawla ensembles, bridging academic research and public performance.
