MUS X42 MUS 342 Topics in Ethnomusicology Areas 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Studies of the musical traditions of selected cultures or geographical areas. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Upper Division
Topic 1: Mexican/Chicano Music. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 2: Anthropology of World Beat. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
Topic 3: Musics of India. Explore the musical traditions of India, with emphasis on Hindustani and Carnatic musical styles, but including examination of other traditions. Only one of the following may be counted: Anthropology 324L (Topic 13), Asian Studies 324C, 361 (Topic 11), Music 342 (Topic 3). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: ANS 324C, ANT 324L.13
Topic 4: Music, Art, and Ritual in Melanesia. Additional prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing.
Topic 5: Black Perspectives in Jazz. Explores the social, cultural, political, and artistic relationships between jazz and the black experience, both within the African American context and throughout the diaspora. Only one of the following may be counted: African and African Diaspora Studies 338C, 372E (Topic 12), Music 342 (Topic 5). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: AFR 338C
Topic 6: Musics of East and Southeast Asia.
Topic 7: Introduction to the Music of the Middle East. Only one of the following may be counted: Jewish Studies 363 (Topic 21), Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Introduction to Music of the Middle East), 342 (Topic 89), Music 342 (Topic 7). Same as: J S 363.21, MES 342.89
Topic 8: Music and Gender. Only one of the following may be counted: Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 342 (Topic: Music and Gender), Music 342 (Topic: Music and Gender), 342 (Topic 8), Women and Gender Studies 340 (Topic: Music and Gender).
Topic 9: Introduction to Music of the Balkans. Music 342 (Topic: Music of the Balkans) and 342 (Topic 9) may not both be counted.
Topic 10: Romani Music and Representation.
Topic 11: Music of the Philippines. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 361 (Topic: Music of the Philippines), Music 342 (Topic: Music of the Philippines) and 342 (Topic 11).