Entry requirements

A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. Proficiency in English equivalent to the general entry requirements for first-cycle (Bachelor's level) studies.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• demonstrate deeper knowledge in theories and the development of ideas within the field of ethnomusicology
• demonstrate the capacity to critically discuss and evaluate different attitudes and perspectives related to the ethnographic and anthropological study of music and musical cultures
• demonstrate the ability to interpret and analyse ethnographical material
• demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of methodological considerations and consequences in connection with ethnomusicological field work

Content

The course is organised around a couple of case studies, were ethnomusicological theories and methods are discussed in relation to ethnographical material. Some of the following topics will be discussed and problematised:

• Ideology, power and preferential right of interpretation
• Purity, creolisation and hybridity
• Music, variety and ethnic cleansing
• Ethics, post colonialism and applied ethnomusicology
• Festivalisation: music in the experience economy

Instruction

Instruction takes the form of seminars. Seminar discussions will be based on an obligatory literature list. To achieve the learning goals students are expected to actively participate in seminar discussions, partly through prepared submissions relating to the literature and other sources, and partly through constructive contributions to the ongoing discussion.

Assessment

Examination will be in the form of completed seminar assignments and the production and presentation of a written home assignment.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator.