ANTHRO 327

Music and Culture in Bollywood

Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for ANTHRO 327.

Description

Focuses on Hindi film songs and song scenes taken from mainstream “Bollywood” films, with consideration of tensions between music as popular song and as a narrative component. Examines issues and theories of music, semiotics and narrative context and convention and explores the role of film song in South Asian popular culture.

Availability 2019

Not taught in 2019

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Greg Booth

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ANTHRO 327: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II