African Presences I: Music in Africa
MUSC 265
Fall 2018
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| Course Cluster: African Studies, African Studies Minor |
This is a team-taught course, with instructors Charry and Dankwa bringing their complementary areas of expertise for a wide-ranging, interactive, and engaging immersion into the music, history, and cultures of Africa. We will explore the diversity of musical expression throughout the African continent with a combination of intensive reading, listening to recordings, viewing videos, discussion, and hands-on performance (all levels welcome). We will survey the continent as a whole, explore regional features, discuss in depth specific pieces, genres, and countries, and look at the social and political horizons of music, including its role in everyday life and rituals and how musical experiences have changed in contemporary life. We will also explore the presence of African music in social media, including the spread and impact of African rap and hip hop. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AFST-MN)(MUSC) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Paul Berliner, THE SOUL OF MBIRA
Eric Charry, MANDE MUSIC
Eric Charry, HIP HOP AFRICA
Virginia Danielson, THE VOICE OF EGYPT: UMM KULTHUM
Miriam Makeba, MAKEBA: MY STORY
Sylvia Nannyonga-Tamusuza, Baakisimba: Gender in the Music and Dance of the Baganda
Michael Veal, FELA
Kofi Agawu: THE AFRICAN IMAGINATION IN MUSIC
Kwabena Nketia: THE MUSIC OF AFRICA
additional articles posted to E-Reserve
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Examinations and Assignments:
Quizzes, written responses to the reading and listening, midterm and final projects. |
| Instructor(s): Charry,Eric Dankwa,John Wesley Times: .M.W... 01:20PM-02:40PM; Location: RHH003; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 17 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 5 | SO: 5 | FR: 5 |
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