Theory and Method in Musicology
Objectives
1. Give the student a general overview of the formation and transformation of Musical Sciences as a discipline, especially in its historical and anthropological aspects, both internationally and in Portugal;
2. Familiarize you with the major contemporary theoretical trends in the field of Musical Sciences;
3. Provide you with conceptual and methodological tools, as well as develop critical skills in the fields of Historical Musicology and Ethnomusicology;
4. Introduce you to general notions of research methodologies in the areas of Historical Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
General characterization
Code
722021032
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
João Filipe Soutelo Soeiro de Carvalho
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Available soon
Bibliography
Sadie, S. (ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 29 vols. Londres, Macmillan, 2001.
Barz, Gregoy e Cooley, Timothy (eds.), Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Castelo Branco, Salwa(ed.), Enciclopédia da música em Portugal no século XX, 4 vols, Lisboa, Círculo de Leitores, 2010, pp. 419-432.
Feld, Steven, Sound and Sentiment. Birds, Weeping, Poetics, and Song in Kaluli Expression. Durham: Duke University Press, 2012 [1982].
Feld, Steven, Jazz Cosmopolitanism. Five Musical Years in Ghana. Durham: Duke University Press, 2012.
Samson, Jim & Scott, J.P.E. Harper (org.), An Introduction to Music Studies, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Teaching method
Theoretical and theoretical-practical classes.
Evaluation method
Individual assessment - The evaluation process will be based on a written test, to be carried out in the first module of the course, and a set of elements to be defined by each of the teachers in the second module. Class participation will also be counted.(100%)
Subject matter
Available soon
Programs
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