Learn to evaluate and present their own listening and thinking about music. They learn to think on music not (only) in a historical or theoretical way but (also) within a philosophical tradition. Learn how to relate music to philosophy and v.v. Practice so-called ‘close reading’ of philosophical and sociological texts on music. Music is placed in a socio-cultural context. They learn to bring music into philosophical, sociological, and various cultural perspectives. Learn to think about different roles, functions, and positions of music in contemporary society.ĭevelop a new attitude to music.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will: This course introduces students through a close reading of sociological and philosophical texts to think on different roles, positions and functions of music: an aesthetic, a political, an ethical, and an emancipatory function. Music provides parameters that can be used to frame experiences, perceptions, feelings, and comportments. It accompanies our traveling, sports, shopping, and working activities. The scope of music reaches far beyond the concert hall.
It plays an important role in shaping society and identities. Music is active and dynamic, constitutive not merely of values but of trajectories and styles of conduct. However, this does not mean that music merely passively represents society music does much more than “depict” or embody values. This course settles scores with the prevailing idea that music is an autonomous art form, functioning independently from social, political, economic, technological, and ethical developments. Hence, music may play an important role in everyday life, even if it is hardly listened to. However there was only a 2 percent chance that music was the main focus of their attention.
there was a roughly 50 percent likelihood that people would have heard music in the preceding two hours. Recent research on listening attitudes has revealed that at any randomly sampled moment between 8 a.m. What makes music so important in our contemporary society? What is the role, the function, and the position of music in our everyday lives? These and other questions will be subject of reflection in this class. It surrounds us, every day and everywhere. There are a few places available for regular students. This course is an Honours Class and therefore in principle only available to students of the Honours College.
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