Course Info: HACU-0217
| Course | HACU-0217 Intro to Ethnomusicology |
| Long Title | Introduction to Ethnomusicology |
| Term | 2021S |
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| Meeting Info | Music and Dance Building RECITAL on T,TH from 10:40-12:00 |
| Faculty | Junko Oba |
| Capacity | 16 |
| Available | 13 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
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| Additional Info | This course includes both in-person and remote elements, and can accommodate fully remote students. Students in this course can expect to spend 6 to 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
| Description | Ethnomusicology is a field of music scholarship, which examines a wide range of music and music-related human activities with distinctive sociocultural perspectives and methodologies. This course offers an introductory experience of the field for students pursuing ethnomusicological projects in their Division II and III and those interested in exploring this relatively unknown field. Students will be introduced to the historical development of the field since its emergence in the late 19th century and more recent critical discourses, subjects that many ethnomusicologists investigate, and how they approach them. Fieldwork being a central methodology, students will learn how to plan and execute their research, document, analyze, and interpret ethnographic research information, how to preserve and share their research findings, and ethical issues pertaining to the handling of individual and collective cultural properties. The course also includes a brief introduction to other methodologies such as archival, organological, and iconographical research. |