Black Music Studies

1 Unit · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to specific topics in the field of Black Music Studies that range from American gospel music and jazz to the question of how Black sound and performance gestate in everyday life, locally and transnationally. Students will engage with the complex socio-political dynamics that have historically shaped music in Black spaces as well as the role of Black and Afro-diasporic musical practices in shaping sono-musical cultures worldwide. No prerequisites. Specific topics and approaches to be determined by individual instructor.