Professor Benjamin Harbert Awarded the 2025 Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize.

The Routledge Companion to Ethics and Research in Ethnomusicology—featuring a chapter by Professor Benjamin Harbert titled “Images Beyond Consent: Developing an Ethics of Ciné-Ethnomusicology”—has been awarded the 2025 Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize by the Society for Ethnomusicology.

The Koskoff Prize recognizes “a book collection of ethnomusicological essays of exceptional merit,” honoring both the collective contributions of the volume’s authors and the central role of the editors in shaping the work. Edited by Jonathan P. J. Stock and Beverley Diamond, the Companion brings together 26 essays that explore the ethical, methodological, and creative questions at the core of contemporary ethnomusicological research.

Professor Harbert’s chapter, “Images Beyond Consent,” draws on interviews with ethnomusicologist–filmmakers as well as experiences in prison music documentary work to propose a framework for ethics in ciné-ethnomusicology. The chapter argues that ethical filmmaking cannot rely on consent alone, but instead requires sustained dialogue, care, and mutual vulnerability, alongside ongoing negotiation of representation, authorship, and trust between filmmaker and participant.

The volume is already being adopted within the discipline, reflecting the impact of the editors’ vision and the contributors’ shared commitment to ethical inquiry. The recognition conferred by the Ellen Koskoff Edited Volume Prize highlights the book’s significance to current conversations in ethnomusicological practice.

Learn more about the book:
https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Ethics-and-Research-in-Ethnomusicology/Stock-Diamond/p/book/9780367630355