MUS 117
African-American Music Fall 2014
Division I Exploring Diversity Initiative
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This course will survey the history of African-American music in the United States from its beginnings through the mid-twentieth century. Themes include: the continuation of Africanisms in African-American music,transculturation between Black and White American music, and the ever-changing sound of African–American music in the U.S. There will be an emphasis on discussing music, listening to it, and attending concerts of live music for which there may be additional costs. This EDI course explores the experiences and expressions of the culturally diverse peoples of African descent in the New World (and the Old), as well as the myriad ways in which they confront, negotiate, and at times challenge dominant U.S. and/or European hierarchies of race, culture, gender and class.
The Class: Format: lecture/discussion
Limit: 20
Grading: yes pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: hour exam, final exam, and two concert reviews
Prerequisites: none, but students without musical backgrounds must learn a vocabulary of terms for describing musical sound
Enrollment Preferences: Africana Studies majors, music majors, and seniors
Unit Notes: MUS Group A Electives--classes 2015 and 2016 MUS World Music/Ethnomusicology--class of 2017 and beyond
Distributions: Division I Exploring Diversity Initiative
Notes: meets Division 1 requirement if registration is under MUS; meets Division 2 requirement if registration is under AFR
Attributes: AMST Arts in Context Electives
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
MUS Group A Electives
MUS World Music/Ethnomusicology

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