Goldsmiths - University of London

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Music & Culture

Course Code:
MU41048A
Course day/time:
Thursday 6.00-8.00
Dates:
6 October 2011-14 June 2012
Fees:

£470

How to join:
Enrolment form (E1) Please see how to apply.
Places:
25
Tutor:

Jeremy Peyton Jones, Paul Robinson

This course is a broad study of music in contemporary culture and investigates music both in terms of style and genre and as a cultural phenomenon. It focuses on popular music but includes perspectives on classical, traditional and global music. Through listening, lectures, seminars and discussions it explores music and its cultural processes, promoting an understanding of musical expression in a range of contemporary societies and subcultures.