As this is a travel IS course, we will physically meet in a classroom a limited number of times. Given that, it is imperative that you make it to all class meetings. We will also be doing some work and interaction via Canvas, so be sure to keep abreast of assignments, discussions and announcements there.
All readings below can be found on our Canvas site, unless otherwise noted in parentheses. Study the following readings and recordings prior to the class period under which they are listed here. Any changes or updates to this schedule will be made known to you, in class and on our course blog, at least two class periods prior to the implemented changes or updates. Be sure to bring them in some form with you to class.
Week One: September 14-18
Tu - Adorno, Types of Musical Conduct; Copland, What To Listen For In Music, Parts one & two
Th - Arblaster, Mozart: Class Conflict and Enlightenment; Forman, Le Nozze di Figaro; Lescaut, Marriage of Figaro
Week Two: September 21-25
Tu - Benjamin, Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproducibility; May, Concentrated Industry, Fragmented Consumption: The Global Music Industry in the New Millennium
Th - Arblaster, Verdi: The Liberal Patriot
Week Three: September 28-October 2
Tu - Davies, “Do It Yourself”: Punk Rock and the Disalienation of International Relations
Th - Brown, Americanization at Its Best? The Globalization of Jazz; Jazz & the Germans - *Meet at Avila at 7pm for travel discussion & itinerary; LIVE JAZZ at 9pm - Kevin Frazee Trio at Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO
Weeks Four: October 5-9
Tu - Journal Due
Th - Berlin Departure
Week Five in Berlin: October 12-18 (Meeting times and locations TBD)
M - Huron, Theodor Adorno and the Regression of Listening
W - Dennis, Beethoven in German Political Culture; Composer Biographies reading - Readings Discussion
F - Bleiker, Of Things We Hear but Cannot See: Musical Explorations of International Politics
Week Six: October 19-23
Tu - Reflections on Berlin & Composition discussion
Th - Composition Outline
October 26-30
Tu - Composition Presentations
Th - Final Examination Due: Complete on Canvas by 10pm
