UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology

This is a course in the major ideas in social and cultural theory from the mid-19th century to the present. By the end of this course, you will have an understanding of the major figures and lineages in social theory and how (ethno)musicologists have adopted and updated those theories in their ethnographic and other works, so that when you begin to contemplate your fieldwork projects, you will have a grasp of the major theoretical lineages.