This course will help students learn about a variety of music cultures from around the world, and at the same time,
help them understand and appreciate music as an integral part of particular socio-political and cultural contexts. In
the class, we will consider court, village, religious, and popular music cultures, both in their traditional and
contemporary manifestations. Through the examination of particular case studies, we will mainly focus on the
music cultures of ten different areas and peoples from around the world: West Africa, South Africa, India, Egypt,
Balkans, Indonesia, Japan, Andes, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We will discuss these music cultures through the
perspective of sound, setting, and significance, and comprehend them in relation to a variety of socio-political
issues such as nationalism, transnationalism, post/colonialism, globalization, commodification, ritual, identity,
cultural appropriation, resistance, media, and technology. No preliminary requirements.
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Robert Bargel (18.06.2014)
This course will help students learn about a variety of music cultures from around the world, and at the same time,
help them understand and appreciate music as an integral part of particular socio-political and cultural contexts. In
the class, we will consider court, village, religious, and popular music cultures, both in their traditional and
contemporary manifestations. Through the examination of particular case studies, we will mainly focus on the
music cultures of ten different areas and peoples from around the world: West Africa, South Africa, India, Egypt,
Balkans, Indonesia, Japan, Andes, Mexico, and the Caribbean. We will discuss these music cultures through the
perspective of sound, setting, and significance, and comprehend them in relation to a variety of socio-political
issues such as nationalism, transnationalism, post/colonialism, globalization, commodification, ritual, identity,
cultural appropriation, resistance, media, and technology. No preliminary requirements.
