MU 307 - Musics of Asia

Institution:

Boston College

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Description:

This course offers an approach to Asian culture focusing on East and Southeast Asian performing arts and music. Through case studies from China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia, this course surveys a selection of particular practices and problematizes the uses of music when performed as part of religious expressions, political strategies, identity claims, and for entertainment. This course considers music through an historical perspective as well as through its contemporary expression, including the impacts of migration, Diaspora, and globalization. There is no prerequisite to attend the course: the ability to read Western music notation is not required.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bc.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 552-8000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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