ANTHRO 202
Music and Identity in World Music Cultures
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for ANTHRO 202.
Description
Examines music’s role in the construction and reinforcement of identity. Considers a range of culturally constructed concepts including class, gender and ethnicity; also considers the impact of mass mediated sound and unique nature of music in the cultural diaspora. Examples and case studies range from the ritual musics of Africa and the classical music of South Asia to East Asian pop.
Availability 2017
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Sunhee Koo
Reading/Texts
Recommended Reading
Assessment
Points
ANTHRO 202: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points passed
