MUS 203-01 - Reg Studies in Wrld Music: African Music (Fall)

4 credits (Fall)

This class introduces students to a diverse range of African musical practices from combined musicological and anthropological perspectives. Through engaged reading and listening, students confront the idea of African music as a set of vibrant cultural practices that has emerged from a dynamic and volatile history. We will explore the ways in which music serves various communities’ spiritual lives, has participated in nationalist projects, and has been transformed through Africa’s twentieth century colonial experience. Topics also include African Christianity, urbanization, colonialism, South African apartheid, race and ethnicity, and recent issues of globalization and music in Africa.

Prerequisite: None.
Instructor: Perman