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160072 SE Towards a Global History of Medieval Music (2023S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The first introductory session will take place on 7th March and is crucial for organisation purposes.

  • Tuesday 07.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 14.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 21.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 28.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 18.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 25.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 02.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 09.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 16.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 23.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 06.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 13.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 20.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31
  • Tuesday 27.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Seminarraum 1 Musikwissenschaft UniCampus Hof 9, 3A-O1-31

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In the last ten years, a new paradigm has emerged in the study of history: "global history". This can be seen in the increasing number of specialist publications, whether monographs, collections of essays or special issues of specialist journals. The challenge for historical musicology is, of course, to benefit from the considerable potential of such approaches. Moreover, it does not come at this challenge empty-handed: debates about "comparative musicology", for example, go back decades, and newer projects have been launched in recent years, not least the Balzan Prize for Reinhard Strohm. Nevertheless, this course is intended as an innovation. It takes a relatively traditional topic - "Music in the Middle Ages" - and attempts to "globalise" it. Therefore, we will start with a critical reading and discussion of the latest research on "global history", including its relation to postcolonial studies. In particular, we will examine the interdisciplinary debates on connectivity, comparisons and the difference between micro- and macro-history. In a second phase, we will focus on selected case studies of music in the period from c. 500 to 1500, using a range of primary sources: biographies of musicians, speculative music theory, musical notations, iconography and organology (materials will be translated, mostly into English). Geographically, we will travel from North Africa to the Middle East, Asia and South America, and then - and this is the aim of the course - return to Europe with new eyes, new ears and new ways of thinking.

Assessment and permitted materials

The seminar offers the opportunity to compose an extended essay with supervision and discussion with colleagues in class.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

active participation during the sessions and preparation of materials for each session (generally a short text or an object to discuss)

Examination topics

There are three main topics in the course: current theories of global history, the 'global' in music historiography of previous centuries, and the case studies that we will investigate together in class.

Reading list

Core Secondary Literature:
Conrad, Sebastian. Globalgeschichte : eine Einführung. Orig.-Ausg.. München: Beck, 2013.
Stokes, Martin. “Notes and Queries on ‘Global Music History’.” In Studies on a Global History of Music: A Balzan Musicology Project hrsg. von Reinhard Strohm, Taylor and Francis, 2018, S. 3–17.
Klimek, Kimberly, Pamela Troyer, Sarah Davis-Secord, and Bryan C. Keene. Global Medieval Contexts 500-1500: Connections and Comparisons. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
Borgolte, Michael. Die Welten des Mittelalters : Globalgeschichte eines Jahrtausends. München: C.H. Beck, 2022, “Einleitung” S. 13-30.

Further primary and secondary sources - including a regularly updated bibliography - can be found during the course on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

MA (2008): M01, M02, M03, M04, M05, M06, M12, M13, M16
MA (2022): H.1, H.2, E.HIA, H.HIA, S.HIA

Last modified: Tu 07.03.2023 19:28