ANTHRO 202
Music and Identity in World Music Cultures
Please note: this is archived course information from 2012 for ANTHRO 202.
Description
Examines music’s role in the construction and reinforcement of personal and cultural identity. Considers a range of culturally constructed concepts including class, gender and race; also considers the impact of mass mediated/popular music and unique nature of music in the cultural diaspora. Examples and case studies offered from the ritual musics of hunter-gatherer cultures and the classical music of South Asia, to Korean punk.
Availability 2012
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Professor Greg Booth
Points
ANTHRO 202: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 pts from ANTHRO 100, ANTHRO 106, ANTHRO 103 or MUS 149