COML 6998

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COML 6998
Listening from the Other Side: Issues in Music and Border Theory

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2018-2019.

Borders are highly contested sites and their representation plays a fundamental role in a variety of identity discourses. The place of borders in contemporary political discourse also speaks of the anxiety borders generate as well as their political currency. This seminar engages a number of cutting edge theoretical and ethnographic writings as well as cultural manifestations (music, films, literature, TV shows) about borders in an attempt to contest the essentialisms that have controlled the representations of these areas and to show instead their fluidity and multi-sited nature. However, in an attempt to articulate the possible shortcomings of border theory, throughout our exploration of the topic we'll keep in mind the following question: who gets empowered when we speak about borders?

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: LSP 7352, MUSIC 7352

  • 4 Credits Graded

  • 17163 COML 6998   SEM 101

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