(3cr.) (A&H) (MWF) (11:15 am - 12:05 pm)  Paul Schauert. This class
will explore the cultural processes, concepts and components of
globalization (i.e. modernity, media, hybridity, cosmopolitanism,
trans/nationalism, etc.) through the lens of jazz music. Overall,
students will gain an insight into how various musical and extra-
musical (political, social, economic, religious, etc.) aspects of
culture have been exchanged through the language of jazz. This class
will also explore how various musicians use jazz to form identities,
which often challenge and reaffirm national and ethnic boundaries.
Moreover, since the exportations of jazz often act as symbols for
the United States in general, students will explore the ways in
which the political, social, and economic ideals of “America” have
been both contested and accepted as this music becomes woven into
the social fabric of various communities around the globe. Students
will have a chance to express themselves in weekly journal entries,
musical compositions, and/or audio and visual documentary projects.
Formal training in music is not required.