History of Ethnomusicology
Objectives
1. Identify diverse approaches, authors, publications and reference contexts throughout the history of ethnomusicological science.
2. Acquire knowledge about scientific innovations throughout the History of Ethnomusicology.
3. Acquire the conceptual tools for a critical perspective of the literature in focus.
4. Develop the ability to relate political, social and musical data for scientific purposes.
5. Apply the knowledge acquired in the preparation of annotated thematic chronological tables.
General characterization
Code
722021018
Credits
10.0
Responsible teacher
João Filipe Soutelo Soeiro de Carvalho
Hours
Weekly - 3
Total - 280
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not applicable
Bibliography
Adler, G. (1885/1981). Umfang, [...] der Musikwissenschaft. Tr. E. Mugglestone. YTM, 13, 1-21.
Blacking, J. (1973). How Musical is Man? Seattle: UWP.
Castelo-Branco, S. (Ed.) (2010). Enciclopédia da Música em Portugal no Século XX. Lisboa: C. Leitores.
Christensen, D & Wachsmann, K. (Eds.) (1905/1975). Hornbostel Opera Omnia. Leiden: Brill.
Côrte-Real, M. (Ed.) (2010). Música e Migração. Migrações 7. Lisboa: O. Imigração.
Ellis, A. (1885). On the Musical Scales of Various Nations. Journal of the Society on Arts, 33, 485-527.
Malm, K. (1993). Music [...] and Mass Media. Ethnomusicology, 37(3), 33952.
Merriam, A. (1964). The Anthropology of Music. Evanston: NUP.
Miller, K. (2007). Jacking the Dial: Radio, Race, and Place in Grand Theft Auto. Ethnomusicology, 51(3), 402-38.
Nettl, B. (2005). The Study of Ethnnomusicology: 31 Issues and Concepts. Urbana: UIP.
Pegg, C. & al. (2001). Ethnomusicology. In S. Sadie (Ed.), The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan.
Teaching method
This course will be taught as a seminar. A theoretical part (50%) includes oral presentations and discussions of case studies, critical approaches to relevant literature and the applicability of the learned perspectives to specific cases. The second part, practical (50%), follows accompanying the conception and written development of annotated thematic chronologies, in 3 versions.
Evaluation method
Evaluation method - 1 text about a reference point, promoter of an historical trend of research (5000 cws) (15%)(15%), 3 versions of an annotated thematic chronology (15%+20%+20%); participation and oral presentation (15%)(70%), Evaluation, to negotiate at the beginning, develops in turn of the written work: 1 text about a meaningful idea of historical meaning (3000 cws) (15%)(15%)
Subject matter
A. Overview of different ethnomusicological approaches over time.
a) Comparative Musicology
b) Developments in the USA: musical areas, acculturation and functions of music;
c) Developments in Europe: nationalism and research traditions;
d) John Blacking and the extension of the object of study of Ethnomusicology;
e) Music and language, urban musical practices, migration, popular music and music industries
B. Perspectives, publications and authors with relevant production.
C. Critical approaches to the trends noted.
D. Political and social aspects related to turning points in the history of the discipline.
E. Thematic chronological table annotated.