LACS 35.15 Mestizaje: Music in Latin America

This course will introduce and explore the music of Latin America from both historical and analytical perspectives. It will study the music of Latin America as the result of a complex process of constant merging and amalgamation of cultures, experiences, ideologies, and practices. Throughout this course, students will become familiar with popular music genres, autochthonous instruments, significant pieces and composers, cosmologies and ideologies reflected in various musics, and general aspects of the local cultures.

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:ART; WCult:CI

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Department-Specific Course Categories

Latin American Latino and Caribbean Studies