Course Details
Country:
Belgium
Institution:
Ghent University
Course Title:
Music and Social Action
Course Number:
A005637
Course Description:
The course introduces students to the role music can play in building social communities and in supporting social processes. The perspective is global. The Eurocentric view is transcended. Existing colonial reflexes are critically questioned. Processes of social exclusion and poverty are also examined, with a view to the contribution that music can make to the elaboration of trajectories of participation, empowerment and development. Case studies can be derived from international projects, but also from projects and initiatives in the vicinity.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
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