MUSCLG 259

Main Course

Audit Seminar: Mapping Sonic Urban Geography of Los Angeles in 1940s

Description

Seminar, three hours. Limited to departmental graduate students and those in Urban Humanities Certificate Program. Exploration of methodologies and conceptual frameworks for mapping sonic urban geography of Los Angeles in 1940s. In-depth critical discussion of current theories of music and space and of most recently developed methodologies for undertaking ethnographic or anthropological study of sound, including recording and mapping soundscapes. May not be applied toward MA or PhD degree requirements. May be repeated for credit. Meets with course 260; concurrent enrollment in both courses not allowed. S/U grading.