ANTHRO 327

Music and Culture in Bollywood

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.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for ANTHRO 327.

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Availability 2024

Not taught in 2024

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Greg Booth

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

ANTHRO 327: 15 points

Prerequisites

30 points at Stage II