Globalization as an objective process and ideological phenomenon is currently integrating and dividing the world in unprecedented ways. This course will employ feminist theories to focus on the historical precedents and the economic aspects of globalization. It will also examine the ways in which macro-structural forces and cultural discourses act recursively to change the actual conditions of women's lives, shape their resistances, and are themselves transformed in the process. Music of the Near East, Central Asian, Far East, South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Some attention is paid to systems of theory and aesthetics.
Emphasis is place upon learning to listen for essential characteristics of unfamiliar music.
The lecture format is accompanied by demonstrations, films, slides, and musical examples. Thai string ensembles.