Syllabi

Please find below sample syllabi for my courses.

  • “Ethnomusicology and the World’s Music” [pdf] — introductory, lower-level undergraduate course. (10 weeks)

  • “Music Studies at the Border” [pdf] — alternatively called “Collaborative Research in Music Studies.” This intermediate-level course introduces ethnographic methods in music studies. (10 weeks)

  • “Popular Music in the Middle East” [pdf] — simultaneously an advanced seminar and an introduction to regional practices, balancing reading and discussion, listening, and performance activities. (10 weeks)

  • “Music and Humanitarianism” [pdf] — advanced interdisciplinary seminar with a focus on research and writing skills. (14 weeks version)

  • “Music and Digital Media” [pdf] — introductory course that incorporates cross-cultural perspectives. (13 weeks)

  • “Music in Displacement” [pdf] — intermediate/advanced course that serves as an alternative to a “world music” class by examining various musical practices within the framework of forced migration. (14 weeks)