Graduate Associate
dkolin[at]yorku.ca
Doctoral Candidate
Graduate Programme in Music, York University
Research Keywords:
Music; disability; accessibility; arts; critical disability studies
Research Diaspora(s):
Asian Diaspora
Diane Kolin is a doctoral candidate in musicology at York University. Her diverse research interests include Critical Disability Studies, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Liszt, and her dissertation focuses on professional musicians, composers and music specialists with disabilities. Between her duties as editor in chief of the Journal of the French Beethoven Society - Association Beethoven France et Francophonie, Diane frequently writes about Liszt and Beethoven in peer reviewed journals. She also participates in summer conferences that centre on both composers and offer her the unique opportunity to explore important sites of musical history. The study of Beethoven’s deafness and Diane’s personal history led to her research in disability and music. Her collaborations with disabled musicians in the professional musical world allow her to expose new ideas on making music more accessible to a broader audience. Diane is also a voice teacher and a singer who advocates for more accessibility in orchestras, choirs and music education.