African Diasporic Music, History, and Culture: Diasporic Connections and Considerations

AMAS-305

This course closely examines the intersection of race, identity, class, and gender as it pertains to the emergence of different sounds and communities throughout the African diaspora. In this course, we will approach musical practices established in selected diasporic communities through a variety of perspectives and media that will exhibit the interconnected and disparate qualities between practices. In combination with looking at the anatomy of musical pieces and recordings we will refine analytic tools and knowledge of historical and cultural placement. Selected geographic areas will include North America, West and Central Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Credits
3
Prerequisites
LENG-111
Required Of
None
Electable By
All
Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring
Location
Boston
Department
AFR
Course Chair
Mike Mason
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