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- FOLK-E 112 Black Music of Two Worlds (3 cr.) An exploration of the relationships among musics of West and Central African people and their descendants in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Emphasis placed on the conceptual and aesthetic continuities between musical expression in Old and New World contexts—a uniformity which exists because of shared African cultural ancestry. Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 112, FOLK-E 112, or FOLK-F 112.
- FOLK-E 114 Music, Identity and Social Life: Performance and Community Action (3 cr.) Exploration of the dynamics of music and identity, in particular, the role of music and other expressive activities in larger processes of community building, civic responsibility, participatory action, and social sustainability.
- FOLK-E 151 Global Pop Music (3 cr.) Provides a broad survey of pop music from around the world. Structured thematically, will compare and contrast particular popular musics and explore what the study of these musics can reveal about the people who create and use them.
- FOLK-E 250 Ethnomusicology and the Humanities (3 cr.) Provides basic theoretical approaches to the study of ethnomusicology, emphasizing its relationship to other humanistic disciplines such as cultural, literary, and religious studies, history and philosophy. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- FOLK-E 251 Ethnomusicology and the Social Sciences (3 cr.) Provides basic theoretical approaches to the study of ethnomusicology, emphasizing its relationship to other social science disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, economics, and political science. May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- FOLK-E 290 Music and Violence (3 cr.) Exploration of the dynamics of music and violence, focusing on the role of music in generating and sustaining societal conflict. Consideration of the various ways in which music has been a tool for transforming conflict and ameliorating trauma.
- FOLK-E 295 Survey of Hip Hop (3 cr.) Examines rap music and hip hop culture as artistic and sociocultural phenomena with emphasis on historical, cultural, economic, and political contexts. Topics include the coexistence of various hip hop styles, their appropriation by the music industry, and controversies resulting from the exploitation of hip hop as a commodity for national and global consumption. Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 295, FOLK-E 295, or FOLK-F 295.
- FOLK-E 297 Popular Music of Black America (3 cr.) A chronological survey of Black popular music from 1945-2000: rhythm and blues, soul, funk, disco, hip hop, and their derivative forms. Emphasis placed on the context for evolution and the contributions of African Americans to the development of a multi-billion dollar music industry. Credit given for only one of AAAD-A 297, AAAD-A 397, FOLK-E 297, or FOLK-F 397.
- FOLK-E 302 Music in African Life (3 cr.) Study of how Africans create, perform, think about, and use music in their lives. Topics include traditional and popular musical styles in relationship to social and historical contexts, as well as translocal, transnational, and global cultural and musical exchanges in which Africans participate.
- FOLK-E 303 Zimbabwean Mbira Performance Ensemble (3 cr.) Introduction to Zimbabwean music through a combination of applied music making and lecture/discussions. Students learn to play the Zimbabwean Mbira and various percussion instruments.