Music in World Cultures

This course surveys the music from various world cultures (including that of India, Latin America, West Africa, Indonesia and China) within the framework of ethno-musicological theory. Musical systems, instruments, performance practice, notational systems, oral traditions, political and social structures, religious belief systems, rituals andother social interactions, are integrated with anthropological and sociological theory including concepts of race, ethnicity and cultural identity, cultural imperialism, the impact oftechnology and mass media, post-colonialism, and globalization.