AFST 20081 - Music of Africa and the African Diaspora

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

Africana Studies

Description:

Students explore music from West Africa, Southern Africa, East Africa, and the Caribbean, South America, and the United States, paying close attention to how their reception and performance inform and influence each other historically and contextually. The seminar emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, drawing from ethnomusicology, African and African American studies anthropology, colonial and post-colonial studies.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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