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| + | Important: Everyone should read everything to be presented, in addition to whatever was required reading. That way we can have a meaningful discussion. | ||
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Revision as of 06:55, 16 October 2010
This week everyone will present material under the "folk" or "folkloric" rubrics.
Each presenter should (a) provide an overview of her or his reading/topic, (b) supply AV examples (some are listed on this page; you can bring your laptop, or use mine, in order to share these with the class), then (c) raise a few questions for discussion. Plan for around 15-20 minutes max.
Important: Everyone should read everything to be presented, in addition to whatever was required reading. That way we can have a meaningful discussion.
For Tuesday:
Adrienne: Bar-Yosef, Amatzia (1998). Traditional Rural Style under a Process of Change: The Singing Style of the "Hadday", Palestinian Folk Poet-Singers. Asian Music, 29(2), 57-82
Patrick: Racy, A. J. (1996). Heroes, Lovers, and Poet-Singers: The Bedouin Ethos in the Music of the Arab Near-East. Journal of American Folklore, 109(434), 404-424. [On the influence of Bedouin music]
Justina: Hoffman, Katherine E. (2002). Generational Change in Berber Women's Song of the Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco?
For Thursday:
Mahsa: Touma, The Music of the Arabs, pp. 88-95 (Fjiri songs of the Arabian Gulf).
Amanda Sultans of Spin: Syrian Sacred Music on the World Stage, AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST 105(2):266-277.
Manya
