MUS 4000 - Musics of Latin America

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard score(s) on one or more of the reading, writing, and math placement tests as appropriate.

Description: This course explores the diverse, vibrant musical traditions of Latin America. Particular attention will be given to the many ways in which cultural, historical and political developments throughout the Western hemisphere both infmm and are informed by musical practices. Students will become familiar with some of the most influential and popular Latin musics and musicians, as well as the larger cultural context from which they emerge and continue to operate. Histories and theories of colonialism, race, urbanization/modernization, and diaspora will be applied as a means of understanding various functions and meanings the music has come to articulate. Genres to be studied range from traditional, folkloric, and religious music to contemporary popular, electronic, and film music.

General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity