Music and Culture study group

:: Current academic year 2011 - 2012

Time: Every first Friday of the month, from 1500 to 1800 starting October 7 (NB.: in April and May we are meeting on the SECOND Friday of the month)

Place: PCH 555 (Spuistraat 134, Amsterdam)

• October 7, 2011, Polyphony as a music practice and as a metaphor
• November 4, 2011, Bakhtin & polyphony
• December 2, 2011, Heterophony
• February 3, 2012, Polyphony in Aka music as a reflection of society
• March 9, 2012, CANCELLED
• April 13, 2012, Polyphony: Terminology and Historical aspects
• May 4, 2012 (Undefined subject)

Preamble

In his final year at Amsterdam University Prof. Rokus de Groot has proposed that we focus on musicology's (past and future) contributions to the humanities. In both colloquial language and academic theory many concepts and ideas are borrowed from music and musicology. Examples are counterpoint, harmony, dissonance, noise, voice and many more. The relation between tuning and mood or atmosphere is evident in the germanic languages (Stimmung/stemming). In her recent book "Transpositions", Rosa Braidotti also borrows from musicology. Prof. de Groot has over the past years worked on the subject of multipart music and its relevance to the humanities as a way of thinking, inspired by authors such as Said and Bakhtin.

During this academic year the study group "Collegium Musicologicum" and the "Music and Culture" study group will have joint meetings.

• Nov 5, 2010, Kitsch music
• Dec 3, 2010, Nazi music

• Feb 4, 2011, Memetics
• Mar 4, 2011, Indigenous methodology
• Apr 1, 2011, Fun - music and humour (of(f) course)
• May 13, 2011, Historiography and world music