Ethnomusicology: Theory and Methods
Code
711021021
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Ciências Musicais
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Maria de São José Côrte-Real
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
At the end of this unit, the student is, in the context of Ethnomusicology, able to:
a) Discuss theoretic and methodological concepts to analyze music processes and products;
b) Mention theoretical aspects and authors, related with precise music research fields;
c) Critically distinguish methodological strategies and research tools in theoretical background;
d) Develop scientific thinking and writing acknowledging research ethical impacts.
Prerequisites
Approval in Ethnomusicology Introduction Course
Subject matter
The unit Ethnomusicology: Theory and Methods develops in four blocs articulating words, ideas and belonging systems with training for fieldwork and ethnography:
a) ETHNOMUSICOLOGIC THEORY, TEMATICS & PROBLEMATIZING TOPICS: 1. Concepts, behaviors and sound products; 2. Time, place and metaphor; 3. Contexts; 4. Strategies.
b) MUSIC & NATIONALISM, RESEARCH QUESTIONS & HYPOTHESIS: 1. Individual and collective identity; 2. National conscience, colonialism; 3. Questions; 4. Hypothesis.
c) MUSIC & CONFLICT/PROTEST, FILEDWORK & DATA ANALYSIS: 1. Emotion and action; 2. Emotion and resilience; 3. Observation and notes; 4. Interviews and questionnaires.
d) MUSIC, MIGRATION & GLOBALIZATION, ETHNOGRAFIC WRITING: 1. Revelation of borders and citizenship; 2. Challenge of categories; 3. Research proposal, structure and style; 4. Proposal development.
Bibliography
Burgess, R. (1997). A Pesquisa de Terreno, Uma Introdução. Oeiras: Celta Editora.
Dirksen, R. (2012). Reconsidering Theory and Practice in Ethnomusicology: Applying, Advocating, and Engaging Beyond Academia. Etnomusicology Review 17, http://ethnomusicologyreview.ucla.edu/journal/volume/17/piece/602
Eriksen, T. H. (1993). Ethnicity & Nationalism, Anthropological Perspectives. London: Pluto Press.
Lundberg, D. (2010). Music as identity marker: individual vs. collective. Côrte-Real, M. S. J. (Ed.). Music and Migration, Migrações 7. Lisboa: Observatório da Imigração, 29-44.
Merriam, A. (1964). The Anthropology of Music. Evanston: Northwestern University Press.
Nettl, B. (2005). The Study of Ethnnomusicology: Thirty-One Issues and Concepts. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.
Rice, T. (2010). Ethnomusicological Theory. Yearbook for Traditional Music 42, 100-134.
Rice, T. (2003). Time, Place and Metaphor in Musical Experience and Ethnography, Ethomusicology 47 (2), 151-179.
Teaching method
Assessment is multiple and the score weights are negotiated in the first week according to the following: oral presentations of a theoretical and a related methodological aspect (TA & MA 10% + 10%); research proposal design, two versions (25% + 25%); required individual written document (10%); class participation, research presentation (20%).
Evaluation method
A avaliação contempla parâmetros diversos e a pontuação é negociada na primeira semana de aulas de acordo com o seguinte: apresentações orais de aspectos teóricos e metodológicos relacionados (AT e AM 10% + 10%); desenho da proposta de investigação, duas versões (25% + 25%); documento escrito individual requerido (10%); participação e apresentação da proposta (20%).