About Henry Johnson
My primary field of research is the study of people making music. My research outputs mainly have a social focus, with much work crossing other disciplinary fields (e.g., Asian Studies, Japanese Studies, Island Studies, Diaspora Studies, Performance Studies and Cultural Studies). The ethnographic component of my research methods includes original field research in diverse contexts, including Japan, small island cultures (e.g., Japanese small islands, and the Channel Islands), and New Zealand.Chinese musical instruments
Chinese musical instruments to accompany dance. International Refugee Day 2021 at Arai Te Uru Marae, Dunedin. Photo © Henry Johnson, 19 June 2021.
Dunedin Senior Citizens Chinese Association
International Refugee Day 2021 at Arai Te Uru Marae, Dunedin. Photo © Henry Johnson, 19 June 2021.
Korea, China, Japan
University of Otago students: Hyunah Cho (left) on kayagum; Keran Li (centre) on yangqin; Bethany Waugh (right) on koto. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, NZ Music Month performance, 25 May 2021. Photo by Henry Johnson, 25 May 2021.
Yangqin performance
Keran Li playing the yangqin at a research seminar for the Friends of the Hocken Collections, 18 May 2021.
“Fluttering Tones”
Keran Li rehearsing the yangqin (Chinese dulcimer – the “butterfly zither”) before a research seminar. Keran is in her second year of a PhD researching Chinese music and identity in modern-day Aotearoa New Zealand. Photo © Henry Johnson, 2021.
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