Gabriel Harmsen is a lecturer of Musicology at the Department of Media and Culture Studies. He acquired a BA in Music at the Utrechts Conservatorium (2017), completed a pre-master Musicology and obtained a Research MA in Musicology at the Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 (2023, Cum Laude). He also worked as a researcher at the International Centre for Community Music (ICCM) at York St John 木瓜福利影视. As musicologist he is specialized in music revival theory, folk music and national identity, folk music and the humanitarian sector, and music and cultural sovereignty.