Music and Ecology

Undergraduate

explores the complex relationships between sound, music, humans/nonhumans, and the environment. Through a series of global case studies, we will examine how humans create, express, and sustain relationships with their surrounding environments through music. We will consider topics including the soundscapes of diverse environments; environmental activism; music and sustainability; music in response to natural and technological disasters; zoomusicology; Indigenous perspectives on music and the environment; and portrayals of nature music.