ANTHRO 202: Music and Identity in World Music Cultures
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This course examines the role of music in the construction and reinforcement of identification and identities. It considers a range of socially constructed concepts including race, gender, and culture. Political, national, religious, colonial/imperial, and diaspora contexts are also considered in exploring music and identity. This course will examine a variety of questions dealing with social issues, power, and how they relate to identity by critically engaging with global musics and their respective societies and cultures. Examples and case studies are drawn from regions like Oceania, Africa, Asia, Europe, the American continents and the Caribbean.
This course offers students the opportunity to be exposed to various global musics to develop skills of analysis in reading signs and symbols of communication, within particular cultural contexts and time. Studying selected theories, methods and perspectives in the study of music and identities, students learn to observe, think, engage, and write critically, as well as verbally and visually express their ideas in a variety of contemporarily relevant mediums. By completing course assignments, students are guided to understand the relationships between music, society, culture, power, human behaviour and meaning(s), while reflecting on their own cultural location.
Course Lecturer:
Daniel Hernandez
d.hernandez@auckland.ac.nz ; Office Hours by appointment
Class Lecture Hours: Monday 11am-1pm, Thursday 12 pm - 1pm
Meeting Location: OGGB Room 057 (When we are allowed to be in person)
ANTHRO 202 Course Outline 2022.pdf
COURSEWORK AND ASSESSMENT: All quizzes and presentations will take place during your tutorials. Your essay and canvas posts will all be electronic and submitted online via Canvas.
- Introduction Discussion (5%)
- Identity Map/Essay (15%)
- Playlist Posters (25%)
- Identity Project (25%)
- Film Review Discussions (10%)
- Canvas Posts (20%)
EXPECTATIONS and DISCLAIMER:
My expectations are that in this class we will each think and discuss thoughtfully, critically, respectfully, and be mindful of each person’s Mana (honour) and Tapu (protection). That is, we seek understanding of context and content, and identify our own positionality to navigate sensitive, challenging, and difficult material. We use concepts that are intellectual and empathetic, are conscious of power in the language we use, and aware that our personal values and experiences are reflected in our worldviews. Please be mindful when you talk about race, gender, sexuality, class, faith, etc. Own your opinions and do not use discriminatory, harmful, and exclusionary language. I reserve the right to ask you to reframe or refrain if, in my opinion, your contribution does not meet these criteria. Please be considerate of others and review the university’s stance on ‘zero tolerance for discrimination’. Additionally, please be aware that topics and their content in this course include offensive, triggering, personal, difficult, emotionally and intellectually challenging, and/or disagreeable material. Music and media assigned and shown in this course may also at times include uncomfortable, sensitive, graphic, or explicit material. I will do my best to facilitate a brave and empathetic space and therefore expect that we, as a class, engage critically, compassionately, and with maturity in order to understand the contexts, meaning, and social significance of the material in this course. Come to class prepared (holistically) and please communicate.
GRADE POLICY, EXTENSION, AND PENALTIES FOR LATE SUBMISSION :
SUBMITTING WORK LATE
Please be prepared to meet coursework deadlines. Extensions are possible if, for example, you or a family member falls ill, or some other circumstance beyond your control prevents you from completing your work.
You can apply for an extension by contacting me via email, please do so before the assignment is due, or as soon as possible when circumstances do not allow prior notification. You may need to provide supporting information, like a doctor's or counsellor's certificate, but the important thing is to get in contact.
Late submission of coursework is possible without an extension, so long as you are ready to accept a penalty by losing marks. Late penalties help ensure fairness, otherwise some students would have more time to complete work than others.
The maximum penalty for submitting take-home work late when you do not have an extension is: 10% per day or part thereof, including weekends, which means there are no late assignments accepted 10 days after it is originally due.
Everyone confronts difficulties at some point. So please talk to or email me if you are experiencing troubles finishing or submitting coursework. I will work with you wherever possible and, of course, it is better to get an assignment in than not at all (even if it is incomplete).
WHERE TO GO FOR HELP
Your wellbeing comes first and, and the University has a range of support services for students that can be accessed here:
The university provides ongoing support for students who need visible and invisible accessibility. Information about that support is available here:
If you need to apply for an aegrotat or compassionate consideration for a test, the relevant information can be found here:
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