MofA Weekly pages
Week 1: What is “music of the Arab world”?
Week 2: The history of Arab music & the construction of “Arab music” ("al-musiqa al-`arabiyya")
Week 3: Music in theory, theory in practice
Week 5: Music and the metaphysical: discourse and practice
Week 6: Folk music, and musical folkloricization
Week 9: Music at the margins: ethnic minorities, women, border zones, alt-Arab
Week 10: Music and politics: hegemony, and resistance
Week 11: Music, dance, gender & sexuality
Week 12: Globalization: diasporic and world music
Weeks 13-14: Student presentations (10 minutes each) & wrap-up