Music, Multiculture and the Politics of Tradition

Education facts

Code: MV1430

<p>The course Music, multiculturalism and the politics of tradition deals with folk and world music. The course focuses ethnomusicology as a research discipline, how the field has developed and what questions are asked. You also get to study how traditional forms of music have changed through globalization and new mass media, as well as discuss how we think about folk music today. Ideas about the connection between music, nationality and origin are discussed and problematized. The course content also emphasizes music examples -  listening and reflecting based on the concepts of the course literature.</p>

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Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Music, Multiculture and the Politics of Tradition

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 3 October 2024

  End date: 4 November 2024

  Pace of study: 100 %