Research Skills in Ethnomusicology--IRL & Digital
MUSC 290
Spring 2020 not offered
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This course provides an introduction to research methods in ethnomusicology, a discipline that studies all types of music (and sound), both in real life and digital, from diverse humanistic and social scientific perspectives. The course is organized around weekly hands-on exploratory and empirical mini projects moving from virtual field to real-world fieldwork to interviewing musicians to digital sound-mapping and music video editing, from learning about Wesleyan's wide-ranging music ensembles to writing album reviews to "composing" an ethnography, which will offer orientation to a discipline that has been central to Wesleyan's approach to music and sound for over 50 years. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA MUSC |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (MUSC) |
Major Readings:
Cooley and Banz, SHADOWS ON THE FIELD Mark Slobin, SUBCULTURAL SOUNDS: MICROMUSICS OF THE WEST Selected articles
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Examinations and Assignments: Weekly exercises in methods of research, five-page midterm paper, 10-15 page final paper |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments: Some basic experience with music, e.g. music lessons, MUSC103 or equivalent |
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