This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2025-2026
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
The seminar deals with various socio-musicological subjects such as musical life ; music and cultural identity ; places of music production ; music and media ; musical criticism ; music and politics ; popular music and ethnomusicology ; music and gender ; music and social classes ; music and revolution ; music and memory ; music and sexuality ; urban music ; music and work.
The course is conceived as a research seminar including:
Within the University:
1) Methodological training for research (bibliography, heuristic, problematization, epistemology)
2) Sociological, historical and musicological training (depending on the topic)
Outside the University (archive, musical library and museum):
1) Heuristic (archive directories and inventories)
2) Records management (edition of historical texts, synthesis).
The course is conceived as a research seminar including:
Within the University:
1) Methodological training for research (bibliography, heuristic, problematization, epistemology)
2) Sociological, historical and musicological training (depending on the topic)
Outside the University (archive, musical library and museum):
1) Heuristic (archive directories and inventories)
2) Records management (edition of historical texts, synthesis).
Learning outcomes
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| Skills in historical research and musicology Archival research with musical concerns (compositors, works, institutions, musical life, practices ans repertoires) Epistemological consideration about musicological research |
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Content
The seminar aims to train the students in the musicological study of non-musical sources, so as to introduce them to the methods of social history. It intends to provide the necessary tools for the achievement of scientific works in the field of history and historical musicology.
Teaching methods
The teaching program consists of a combination of lectures, practical exercises, group discussion, and pedagogical supervision. It is supplemented by the contribution of invited experts.
Evaluation methods
The student will be evaluated on their written work throughout the course as well as a final written project and oral presentation.
- 10% - class participation and attendance
- 40% - written projects
- 50% - final project and oral presentation
Online resources
Slideshows, archives materials and musical scores are available on Moodle.
Bibliography
Les ouvrages de référence seront mentionnés au cours des séances de séminaire.
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