MUSI 6373 Music of Africa and the African Diaspora
The course introduces students to the broad issues involving the representation of traditional and popular African music, the role of music in African social life, and the ways in which African musical styles have impacted and been impacted by colonialism and globalization. Students also examine how African musical systems have traveled, changed, and incorporated new sounds, how the African experience differs around the globe and how displaced communities share core social processes and characteristics. Discussion will also center around the concept of blackness as a broad and heterogeneous set of qualities that extend beyond the boundaries of Africanism and African-Americanism.
Prerequisite
Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
Offered
As scheduled