This page presents a complete reading list for the course, followed by a table listing the particular assigned readings for each lecture session.
Readings List
Taylor, Timothy. Global Pop. New York, NY: Routledge, 1997. ISBN: 0415918723.
Manuel, Peter. Popular Musics of the Non-Western World. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1988. ISBN: 0195053427.
Stokes, Martin. "Globalization and the Politics of World Music." In The Cultural Study of Music. Edited by M. Clayton, T. Herbert, and R. Middleton. New York, NY: Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 0415938457.
Garofalo, Reebee. "Whose World, What Beat: The Transnational Music Industry, Identity, and Cultural Imperialism." Word of Music 35, no. 2 (1993): 16-32.
Tang, Patricia. "Senegal." In The Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Vol. 6, Africa and Middle East. Edited by John Shepherd, et al. London, UK: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005. ISBN: 0826474365.
———. "Negotiating Performance in Senegalese Popular Music: Sound, Image, and The Ethnomusicologist as Exoticized 'Other'." Journal of Popular Music Studies 17, no. 3 (December 2005): 275-300.
Stewart, Gary. Breakout: Profiles in African Rhythm. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1992. ISBN: 0226774066.
Collins, John. West African Pop Roots. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1992. ISBN: 0877229163.
Turino, Thomas. Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2000. ISBN: 0226817024.
Meintjes, Louise. "Paul Simon's Graceland, South Africa, and the Mediation of Musical Meaning." Ethnomusicology 36, no. 1 (Winter 1990): 37-73.
Feld, Steven. "Notes on World Beat." In Music Grooves: Essays and Dialogues. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1994. ISBN: 0226429563.
Mitchell, Tony, ed. Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop outside the U.S.A. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0819565024.
Herson, Benjamin. Fat Beats Dope Rhymes and Thug Lives: Youth, Politics and Hip-Hop in Dakar. Undergraduate Thesis, Hampshire College, 2000.
Morelli, Sarah. "Who is a Dancing Hero? Rap, Hip-Hop and Dance in Korean Popular Culture." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop outside the U.S.A. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0819565024.
Condry, Ian. "A History of Japanese Hip-Hop." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the U.S.A. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0819565024.
———. "Japanese Hip-Hop and the Globalization of Popular Culture." In Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City. 4th ed. Edited by George Gmelch and Walter Zenner. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 2001. ISBN: 157766194X.
Wong, Deborah. "'I Want the Microphone': Mass Mediation and Agency in Asian-American Popular Music." The Drama Review 38, no. 3 (Fall 1994): 152-167.
Danielson, Virginia. The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum, Arabic song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1997. ISBN: 0226136124.
Huq, Rupa. "Raving, Not Drowning: Authenticity, Pleasure and Politics in the Electronic Dance Music Scene." In Popular Music Studies. Edited by David Hesmondhalgh and Keith Negus. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0340762489.
Sylvan, Robin. "The Dance Music Continuum: House, Rave, and Electronic Dance Music." In Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0814798098.
Chang, Kevin O'Brien, and Wayne Chen. Reggae Routes. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1998. ISBN: 1566396298.
Potash, Chris, ed. Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub. New York, NY: Schirmer Books, 1997. ISBN: 0028647289.
Assigned Readings
Course readings.
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
Readings |
| Introduction |
| 1 |
Preliminaries; Overview of Course |
|
| 2-3 |
World Music and Globalization: Current Perspectives |
Taylor. Chapter 1, pp. 1-37.
Manuel. pp. 1-23.
Stokes.
Garofalo. |
| Afropop: African Stars, Sounds and Genres |
| 4 |
Artists Gone International: Youssou Ndour and the Rise of Senegalese mbalax |
Tang (2005).
Tang. (December 2005): 275-300. |
| 5 |
Music and Protest: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Afro-beat; Mbira and Chimurenga Music of Zimbabwe |
Stewart. pp. 114-123.
Collins. pp. 69-84.
Turino. (Excerpts) |
| 6 |
Music as a Tool for Humanitarian Aid in Africa |
|
| 7 |
The Politics of Globalization: Paul Simon's Graceland |
Meintjes.
Feld. Chapter 8. |
| Global Rap and Hip-hop Culture |
| 8 |
Rap and Hip-hop in Africa |
Mitchell. (Excerpts)
Herson. pp. 18-43. |
| 9 |
Hip-hop in Korea |
Morelli. |
| 10 |
First Exam |
|
| 11 |
Guest Lecture by Benjamin Herson (Nomadic Wax) |
|
| 12 |
Rap and Hip-hop in Japan: Guest Lecture by Ian Condry |
Condry. Global Noise.
Condry. Urban Life. |
| 13 |
Catch-up Session |
|
|
Suggested Local Event: Performance by Orchestra Baobab |
|
| Dance, Film, and The Impact of Recording Technologies |
| 14 |
Creating Anglo-Asian Identity: Bhangra and Bhangramuffin
20-minute Guest Lecture/Demonstration by MIT Bhangra Team |
Taylor. pp. 155-172.
Wong. |
| 15 |
The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum |
Danielson. (Excerpts) |
|
Suggested Local Event: Intercollegiate Festival of African Music and Arts @ Tufts University |
|
| 16 |
Techno, Rave, and Youth Culture |
Huq.
Sylvan. |
| 17 |
Beloved Crooners of Canto-pop; Karaoke in East Asia |
|
|
Karaoke Outing |
|
| Music, Culture and Religion: The Case of Reggae |
| 18 |
Ska, Reggae, and Dancehall: A Historical Overview |
Chang. (Excerpts)
Potash. (Excerpts) |
| 19 |
The Bob Marley Legacy |
|
| 20 |
The Globalization of Reggae |
|
| 21 |
Second Exam |
|
|
Suggested Local Event: Performance by Lamine Touré and Group Saloum |
|
| 22-25 |
Final Presentations |
|
| 26 |
Conclusions |
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