Practicing Ethnomusicology
MUSC 507
Fall 2025
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01
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This course provides a broad introduction to the research methods of ethnomusicology. The theory and practice of musical ethnography are examined, including fieldwork techniques, ethnographic writing, research ethics and representation, bi-musicality, approaches to the transcription and analysis of musical sound, ownership, repatriation, and dissemination of ethnographic materials. Students gain an understanding of the historical development of ethnomusicology and its relationship to allied disciplines such as musicology and anthropology, become familiar with the work of prominent scholars in the field, and acquire practical skills of ethnographic research. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
None |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: GRAD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Gregory Barz and Timothy Cooley, James Clifford and George Marcus, Kathleen DeWalt and Billie DeWalt, Martyn Hammersley and Paul Atkinson, Mantle Hood, John Baily, Helen Myers, Thomas Turino, Timothy Rice, Kay Shelemay, Anthony Seeger, Carolyn Landau and Janet Topp Fargion, and others
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Examinations and Assignments:
Reading presentations, analyses of music ethnographies, and an ethnographic project leading to a final essay |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
A required core course for MA students in ethnomusicology |
| Instructor(s): Daukeyeva,Saida Times: .M..... 08:50AM-11:40AM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 10 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 10 | GRAD: 10 | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: X |
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