Middlebury

HIST 0120

Musicking Power and Resistance

Musicking Power and Resistance
Why has music been considered a threat to power, and thus been censured or banned in various geographic and historical moments? Why and how has it served as a form of resistance and protest that has given the oppressed a voice in others? We will use these questions as guiding frameworks for exploring how music has related with power and resistance in a global context. Engaging with music’s sonic and extra-sonic elements, we will develop skills for analyzing how these elements have shaped spiritual, political, social, and economic forms of power and resistance in a series of case studies drawn from different time periods and geographic locations. Course activities will include reading, writing, music and video analyses, performance-related activities and concert attendance, as well as lectures and discussions. No prior musical training required.
Subject:
History
Department:
History
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
ART CMP HIS
Equivalent Courses:
MUSC 0120

Sections

Spring 2024

HIST0120A-S24 Lecture (Kafumbe, Mitchell)