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Exoticism to Multiculturalism:Music and Culture
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We know that the West has changed the world, but how has the world changed the West?
At the beginning of the twentieth century Western culture appeared
fascinated by exotic cultures from around the world. At this turning
point in
our culture musicians and artists inherited the use of "the other" as
exoticism, the realm of the forbidden.
Looking at music throughout the twentieth century - from Puccini and
Debussy, from Stravinsky to Cage and Reich, from Elvis to the Beatles
to
Assignments: weekly reflective writing, one oral report, weekly identification quizes on assigned listening, class discussion.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
M170s
Assignments
M170s Syllabus
M170s Outline
History/Arts
TImeline
Readings
about
Exoticism in Music
Official
course website (Blackboard)
2000
and 2001: M170, Beyond
the End
TimeLine:
Arts
and World Events
TimeLine:
Twentieth-Century Music
Outline of
Twentieth-Century
Culture and Music
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