MUSC 2330 — Musical Communities of Boston

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath SINUpath WIusually offered: springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional

Combines ethnomusicology and experiential learning by exploring the diverse communities of Boston and their music. Since 17th-century encounters between the Wampanoag Nation and English Puritans, Boston has been characterized by intercultural contact and exchange. Discusses the history and legacies of such encounters, as well as present-day issues of diversity and belonging in Boston. Focuses on how communities reinforce their own cultural bonds through music and discusses alliances formed through shared experiences of diasporic, exilic, refugee, immigrant, and minority status. Through interdisciplinary, ethnographic analysis and practice, offers students an opportunity to explore how these inherently intersectional social dynamics—which engage issues of race, gender, class, ethnicity, etc.—play out through collective and individual musical practices.

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TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 202325049102%0.0
Spring 20241121963%7.0
Spring 20251181995%1.0
Spring 2026181942%11.0

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