MUS 3050Musics of the World

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Pre-requisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 with "D-" or above. This course explores the diverse forms of musical expression found within cultures from around the world. In addition to surveying a variety of musical practices, aesthetic systems, and functions of music, the fundamental theoretical approaches of ethnomusicology are introduced and employed. Through an exploration of case studies selected from diverse music cultures, the course focuses on topics such as identity, race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, memory, migration, globalization, tourism, social, and political movements.