Ethnomusicology: Introduction
Objectives
Upon completion of this course unit, students should:
a) find themselves familiar with the main ideas that dominated the foundation and development of Ethnomusicology as an academic discipline
b) Be chronologically acquainted with the main concepts, authors, and relevant publications
c) Point out problems in recent trends in the political and social context, among others.
d) Know the history of discipline in Portugal, discuss its scope, literature, projects and ethics.
General characterization
Code
711021068
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
João Filipe Soutelo Soeiro de Carvalho
Hours
Weekly - Available soon
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
Bibliography
- Blacking, J. 1973). How Musical is Man? University of Washington Press.
- Castelo-Branco, S., & Diamond, B.(2021). Transforming ethnomusicology. Oxford University Press.
- Castelo-Branco, S. (Ed.).(2010). Enciclopédia da música em Portugal no século XX. Círculo de Leitores.
- Carvalho, J. S.(1996). A nação folclórica: Projecção nacional, Política cultural e etnicidade em Portugal, Trans – Transcultural MusicReview, 2.
- Côrte-Real, M. S. J. (Ed.).(2010). Música e migração.Migrações 7 – Revista do Observatório da Imigração. Alto Comissariado para aImigração e Diálogo Intercultural.
- Merriam, A.(1964). The anthropology of music. Northwestern University Press.
- Miller, K.(2007). Jacking the dial: Radio, race, and place in grand theft auto. Ethnomusicology, 51(3), 402-38.
- Nettl, B.(1989). Mozart and the ethnomusicological study of Western culture. Yearbook for Traditional Music, 21, 1-16.
- Nettl, B.(2005). The study of Ethnomusicology: Thirty-one issues and concepts. University of Illinois Press.
Teaching method
This curricular unit adopts a collaborative, student-centered learning principle. Creativity and reflection are encouraged, as well as collaborative discussion.
The starting point of this method is the presentation of the main topics by the teacher in each class. This is followed by a presentation of selected texts by the students.
Evaluation method
Continuous assessment - Continuous assessment of class participation(10%), One oral presentation of selected texts(30%), Two skills assessment tests (30%+30%)(60%)
Subject matter
INTRODUCTION
The New University of Lisbon,NOVA FCSH and university studies.Musical Sciences and Ethnomusicology at the University
Presentation of the curricular unit. Contents,formats, methods, objectives and evaluation of the curricular unit
Framework of Ethnomusicology in Social Sciences and Humanities(part I).Constitution of working groups.
Framework of Ethnomusicology in Social Sciences and Humanities(part II).
Ethnomusicology in Portugal: an introduction.
Main journals and publications in Ethnomusicology.
MUSIC AND CULTURE
John Blacking and How Musical Is Man?
Humanly Organized Sound/Music in Society and Culture
What is music?
Music: Universal Language?
Alan Merriam and The Anthropology of Music
Concepts, Behavior and Sound
HISTORY OF ETHNOMUSICOLOGY
Introduction
The last quarter of the 19th century
E.M. von Hornbostel and the Berlin School
Comparative musicology
Folklorism
Safeguarding heritage
The Indian-Americans(folklore and ethnomusicological studies)
MODERN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY