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| Wk1 |
Introduction to the Course |
| 4 Spt |
10:00AM-12:00PM.
Orientation:
Discussion of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers |
| 5 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM. Discussion of semester, presentation-group selection, explanation for first assignment. |
| 7 Spt |
9:05-10:00 AM. Yvette Cortes, Scribner Library. Information resource management |
| 8 Spt |
5:00 PM. First draft. Compose a letter to yourself
that you will receive in 2016. Describe who you are, what is important
in your life, and what you hope to have achieved by the time you
are a senior. The letter should be around
500 words and should neither exceed 550 words, nor be shorter than 450
words. |
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| Wk2 |
The Evolutionary Purposes of Music |
| 10 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM.
Reading and discussion: Huron, David. "An Instinct for Music: Is Music an Evolutionary Adaptation?" The 1999 Ernest Bloch Lectures. University of California, Berkeley: Department of Music. |
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5:30-6:30 PM. Scribner House Reception |
| 12 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM.
Video and discussion: David Attenburough.Song of the Earth. London: BBC video, 2002. Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five. (Nature website for the program with interview.) |
| 14 Spt |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: summer reading |
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| Wk3 |
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| 17 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Blacking, John. "The Biology of Music-Making." In Ethnomusicology: An Introduction (Edited by Helen Myers): 301-314. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1992. |
| 19 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Video and discussion: John Cleese on "Creativity." |
| 21 Spt |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: TBA |
| 22 Spt |
Essay 1. Any topic discussed in class and related to the readings. The essay
should be around 500 words and should neither exceed 550 words, nor
be shorter than 450 words. |
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| Wk4 |
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| 24 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Daniel Neuman. "Becoming a Musician," from The Life of Music in North India. |
| 26 Spt |
8:40-10:00 AM. Yom Kippur (no class) |
| 28 Spt |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: TBA |
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| Wk5 |
Scenes |
| 1 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Bennett and
Peterson (2004). "Introducing Music Scenes" (1-15). |
| 3 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Becker, "Jazz Places" (17-27) |
| 5 Oct |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor Discussion: TBA |
| 6 Oct |
5:00 PM. Essay 2 (Instructions as per Essay 1) |
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| Wk6 |
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| 8 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Grazian, "The Symbolic Economy of Authenticity in the Chicago Blues Scene" (31-47) |
| 10 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM.
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Reading and discussion: Spring.
"Behind the Rave: Structure and Agency in a Rave Scene" (48-63) |
| 12 Oct |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: TBA |
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| Wk7 |
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| 15 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Kristin Schilt. "'Riot Grrrl Is...': Contestation over Meaning in a Music Scene" (115-130). |
| 17 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM.
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Reading and discussion: Gosling.
"'Not for Sale': The Undergound Network of Anarcho-Punk"
(168-183) |
| 19 Oct |
9:05-10:00 AM. |
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Mentor discussion: TBA |
| 20 Oct |
5:00 PM. Essay 3 |
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| Wk8 |
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| 22 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Dowd, Liddle,
and Nelson, "Music Festivals as Scenes: Examples from Serious
Music, Womyn's Music, and SkatePunk" (149-167)
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| 24 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM.
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Reading and discussion: Lowe, "'Tween' Scene: Resistance within the Mainstream" (80-95) |
| 26 Oct |
Study Day (no class meeting) |
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| Wk9 |
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| 29 Oct |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Reading and discussion: Bennett, "New Tales from Canterbury: The Making of a Virtual Scene" (205-220. |
| 31 Oct |
No class meeting |
| 5 Nov |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: TBA |
| 6 Nov |
5:00 PM. Essay 4 |
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| Wk10 |
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| 5 Nov |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Individual student paper conferences, part one (discussion of research project, sources, and approach) |
| 7 Nov |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Individual student paper conferences, part one (discussion of research project, sources, and approach) |
| 9 Nov |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: TBA |
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| Wk11 |
Discussions |
| 12 Nov |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Paper Introductions: students will prepare a short presentation (5-8 minutes) introducing their topic to the rest of the seminar. |
| 14 Nov |
8:40-10:00 AM. |
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Paper Introductions: students will prepare a short presentation (5-8 minutes) introducing their topic to the rest of the seminar. |
| 16 Nov |
9:05-10:00 AM. Mentor discussion: TBA |
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| Wk12 |
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| 19 Nov |
8:40-10:00 AM. Individual paper conferences |
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Thanksgiving Break |
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| Wk13 |
Paper Presentations |
| 26 Nov |
8:40-10:00 AM. Individual paper conferences |
| 28 Nov |
9:05-10:00 AM. Presentations: Crum and Shalat |
| 30 Nov |
9:05-10:00 AM. Presentations: Wolf and Wolf |
| 1 Dec |
Rewrite deadline: All rewrites on semester essays must be submitted on or before this date. |
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| Wk14 |
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| 3 Dec |
8:40-10:00 AM. Presentations: Murrillo, Martin, and Treen |
| 5 Dec |
8:40-10:00 AM. Presentations:DelCourt, Bullis, and Dilthey |
| 7 Dec |
9:05-10:00 AM. Presentation: Fierstein and Devlin |
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| 10 Dec |
9:05-10:00 AM. Presentations: Wertheimer and Morrison |
| 12 Dec |
8:40-10:00 AM. Presentations: Courchere and Surjaputra
Semester Evaluations |
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| 19 Dec |
Final Essay: An eight to ten page version of your paper, plus the bibliography and any other supporting materials. Materials due at 1:30 PM. |
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