University of Johannesburg Prize
1 appearances
Stephanus Muller
ステファヌス・ミュラー
Suteafanusu Myurā
Aliases:
Stephanus Jacobus van Zyl Muller
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-01-02 （Pretoria）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English, Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Pretoria → Stellenbosch
Career
- Occupations
- music scholar, writer, Professor, Director, Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation
- Active Years
- 1992-
- Affiliations
- Stellenbosch University, Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, Documentation Centre for Music (DOMUS)
- Memberships
- Musicological Society of Southern Africa (last chairman)
- Influenced By
- Marlene van Niekerk, Paul Ricoeur, Walter Mignolo
- Influenced
- Arnold van Wyk
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pretoria | — | performance | BMus (performance) | — | South Africa |
| University of South Africa | — | musicology | MMus (musicology) | — | South Africa |
| University of Oxford | — | — | DPhil | — | United Kingdom |
| Stellenbosch University | — | Creative Afrikaans writing | MA | — | South Africa |
University of Pretoria
performance
Degree:
BMus (performance)
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
South Africa
University of South Africa
musicology
Degree:
MMus (musicology)
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
South Africa
University of Oxford
Degree:
DPhil
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United Kingdom
Stellenbosch University
Creative Afrikaans writing
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Eugène Marais Prize | Nagmusiek | 初めまたは初期の美文作品 | Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns | 受賞 |
| 2015 | kykNET-Rapport Prize (non-fiction) | Nagmusiek | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Jan Rabie Rapport Prize for debut fiction | Nagmusiek | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for Creative Writing in Afrikaans | Nagmusiek | — | University of Johannesburg | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Chancellor's Award for Research | — | — | Stellenbosch University | 受賞 |
Eugène Marais Prize
2016
Work:
Nagmusiek
Category:
初めまたは初期の美文作品
Organization:
Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns
Result:
受賞
kykNET-Rapport Prize (non-fiction)
2015
Work:
Nagmusiek
Result:
受賞
Jan Rabie Rapport Prize for debut fiction
2015
Work:
Nagmusiek
Result:
受賞
University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for Creative Writing in Afrikaans
2015
Work:
Nagmusiek
Organization:
University of Johannesburg
Result:
受賞
Chancellor's Award for Research
2015
Organization:
Stellenbosch University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Eugène Marais Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 58 (2016) Winner
Works
Major Works
Nagmusiek
2014 music biography/fictionThree-volume study of South African composer Arnold van Wyk, drawing on decolonial theories, Ricoeur’s narratology, engaging fiction, biography, and autobiography while cataloging manuscripts.
archiveapartheiddecolonialismmusic and fascism
Adaptations
- [film] Nagmusiek for you only / Aryan Kaganof (2015)
- [film] Say it with Flowers / Aryan Kaganof (2017)
Bibliography
- The Journey to the South (2019)
- Nagmusiek (2014)
- Eoan – Our Story (2013, ed.)
- A Composer in Africa: Essays on the Life and Work of Stefans Grové (2006, co-ed.)
- Gender and Sexuality in South African Music (2005, co-ed.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Complex slipping between Afrikaans and EnglishBlending fiction, documentary, biography, autobiographyDeconstructive archive theories
- Recurring Motifs
- apartheid-era musicexilearchivinglanguage politics
Legacy
South African music scholar known for research on 20th-century composition, exile, archiving, language politics, music and apartheid. Founded DOMUS (2005) and AOI (2016), acquiring over 30 music archives leading to new research. Nagmusiek won multiple awards.
Museums
- Documentation Centre for Music (DOMUS) Stellenbosch University Opened in 2005
- Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation (AOI) Stellenbosch University Opened in 2016
Academic Societies
- South African Society for Research in Music (SASRIM)