This page presents a complete reading list for the course, followed by a table listing the particular assigned readings for each lecture session.
Readings List
Taylor, Timothy. Global Pop. New York, NY: Routledge, 1997. ISBN: 9780415918725.
Manuel, Peter. Popular Musics of the Non-Western World. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1989. ISBN: 9780195053425.
Stokes, Martin. "Globalization and the Politics of World Music." In The Cultural Study of Music. Edited by M. Clayton, T. Herbert, and R. Middleton. New York, NY: Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 9780415938457.
Garofalo, Reebee. "Whose World, What Beat: The Transnational Music Industry, Identity, and Cultural Imperialism." Word of Music 35, no. 2 (1993): 16-32.
Tang, Patricia. "Senegal." In The Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World. Vol. 6, Africa and Middle East. Edited by John Shepherd, et al. London, UK: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005. ISBN: 9780826474360.
———. "Negotiating Performance in Senegalese Popular Music: Sound, Image, and The Ethnomusicologist as Exoticized 'Other'." Journal of Popular Music Studies 17, no. 3 (December 2005): 275-300.
Stewart, Gary. Breakout: Profiles in African Rhythm. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780226774060.
Collins, John. West African Pop Roots. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780877229162.
Turino, Thomas. Nationalists, Cosmopolitans, and Popular Music in Zimbabwe. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780226817026.
Meintjes, Louise. "Paul Simon's Graceland, South Africa, and the Mediation of Musical Meaning." Ethnomusicology 36, no. 1 (Winter 1990): 37-73.
Feld, Steven. "Notes on World Beat." In Music Grooves: Essays and Dialogues. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780226429564.
Mitchell, Tony, ed. Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop outside the U.S.A. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780819565020.
Herson, Benjamin. Fat Beats Dope Rhymes and Thug Lives: Youth, Politics and Hip-Hop in Dakar. Undergraduate Thesis, Hampshire College, 2000.
Morelli, Sarah. "Who is a Dancing Hero? Rap, Hip-Hop and Dance in Korean Popular Culture." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop outside the U.S.A. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780819565020.
Condry, Ian. "A History of Japanese Hip-Hop." In Global Noise: Rap and Hip-Hop Outside the U.S.A. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780819565020.
———. "Japanese Hip-Hop and the Globalization of Popular Culture." In Urban Life: Readings in the Anthropology of the City. 4th ed. Edited by George Gmelch and Walter Zenner. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 2001. ISBN: 9781577661948.
Wong, Deborah. "'I Want the Microphone': Mass Mediation and Agency in Asian-American Popular Music." The Drama Review 38, no. 3 (Fall 1994): 152-167.
Danielson, Virginia. The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum, Arabic song, and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780226136127.
Huq, Rupa. "Raving, Not Drowning: Authenticity, Pleasure and Politics in the Electronic Dance Music Scene." In Popular Music Studies. Edited by David Hesmondhalgh and Keith Negus. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780340762486.
Sylvan, Robin. "The Dance Music Continuum: House, Rave, and Electronic Dance Music." In Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music. New York, NY: New York University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780814798096.
Chang, Kevin O'Brien, and Wayne Chen. Reggae Routes. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1997. ISBN: 9781566396295.
Potash, Chris, ed. Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub. New York, NY: Schirmer Books, 1997. ISBN: 9780028647289.
Assigned Readings
| LEC # | TOPICS | Readings |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | ||
| 1 | Preliminaries; Overview of Course | |
| 2-3 | World Music and Globalization: Current Perspectives | Taylor. Chapter 1, pp. 1-37. Manuel. pp. 1-23. Stokes. Garofalo. |
| Afropop: African Stars, Sounds and Genres | ||
| 4 | Artists Gone International: Youssou Ndour and the Rise of Senegalese mbalax | Tang (2005). Tang. (December 2005): 275-300. |
| 5 | Music and Protest: Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Afro-beat; Mbira and Chimurenga Music of Zimbabwe | Stewart. pp. 114-123. Collins. pp. 69-84. Turino. (Excerpts) |
| 6 | Music as a Tool for Humanitarian Aid in Africa | |
| 7 | The Politics of Globalization: Paul Simon's Graceland | Meintjes. Feld. Chapter 8. |
| Global Rap and Hip-hop Culture | ||
| 8 | Rap and Hip-hop in Africa | Mitchell. (Excerpts) Herson. pp. 18-43. |
| 9 | Hip-hop in Korea | Morelli. |
| 10 | First Exam | |
| 11 | Guest Lecture by Benjamin Herson (Nomadic Wax) | |
| 12 | Rap and Hip-hop in Japan: Guest Lecture by Ian Condry | Condry. Global Noise. Condry. Urban Life. |
| 13 | Catch-up Session | |
| Suggested Local Event: Performance by Orchestra Baobab | ||
| Dance, Film, and The Impact of Recording Technologies | ||
| 14 | Creating Anglo-Asian Identity: Bhangra and Bhangramuffin 20-minute Guest Lecture/Demonstration by MIT Bhangra Team | Taylor. pp. 155-172. Wong. |
| 15 | The Voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum | Danielson. (Excerpts) |
| Suggested Local Event: Intercollegiate Festival of African Music and Arts @ Tufts University | ||
| 16 | Techno, Rave, and Youth Culture | Huq. Sylvan. |
| 17 | Beloved Crooners of Canto-pop; Karaoke in East Asia | |
| Karaoke Outing | ||
| Music, Culture and Religion: The Case of Reggae | ||
| 18 | Ska, Reggae, and Dancehall: A Historical Overview | Chang. (Excerpts) Potash. (Excerpts) |
| 19 | The Bob Marley Legacy | |
| 20 | The Globalization of Reggae | |
| 21 | Second Exam | |
| Suggested Local Event: Performance by Lamine Touré and Group Saloum | ||
| 22-25 | Final Presentations | |
| 26 | Conclusions | |