Sound and Society: Encounter, Participation, and Transmission

LMAS-250

This course provides an introduction to issues, trends, and arguments in contemporary ethnomusicology, or the cultural study of music. As we listen to a variety of musical examples from Hindipop to hip-hop, we will examine these approaches actively through discussion, listening, and small-scale research projects. We will also engage with themes including youth culture, commercial music production, and cultural hybridity. Finally, we will ask how globalization has transformed musical practices and how we understand them today.

Credits

Prerequisites

LENG-111

Required Of

None

Electable By

All

Semesters Offered

Spring Only

Location

Boston

Department

LART

Course Chair

Marcela Castillo-Rama

Taught By

Wayne Marshall

Courses may not be offered at the listed locations or taught by the listed faculty for every semester. Consult my.berklee.edu to find course information for a specific semester.