Difference between revisions of "Field Methods in Ethnomusicology (Winter 2011)"
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+ | This course is an introduction to ethnographic fieldwork in ethnomusicology. It aims to provide students with theoretical and practical tools to undertake field research and ethnographic writing in preparation for their graduate theses. The course entails the exploration of fieldwork techniques and technologies, and active engagement with theoretical debates and critical perspectives on fieldwork and ethnographic representation involving ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology and critical theory. | ||
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+ | ''Prerequisites'': the course is for graduate students only. | ||
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Revision as of 18:31, 8 January 2011
Classes: Mon 9:00-11:50 Arts Building A403
Instructor: Federico Spinetti www.ualberta.ca/~spinetti
Office: 3-34A Arts & Convocation Hall; office hours: Tuesday 11:00AM – 1:00PM; tel. 492-7534; email: spinetti@ualberta.ca
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Course description
This course is an introduction to ethnographic fieldwork in ethnomusicology. It aims to provide students with theoretical and practical tools to undertake field research and ethnographic writing in preparation for their graduate theses. The course entails the exploration of fieldwork techniques and technologies, and active engagement with theoretical debates and critical perspectives on fieldwork and ethnographic representation involving ethnomusicology, anthropology, sociology and critical theory.
Prerequisites: the course is for graduate students only.