Week 6 (2/9-2/11): Cognitive Anthropology and Ethnomusicology

Tuesday, 9 February

D'Andrade, Roy. 1995. The Development of Cognitive Anthropology. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
GN502.D36 1995. (on reserve under this number)

All read: Chapters 1, 2, and 10.

Divide up: Chapters 3-9

3. "The Classic Feature Model"

4. "Extensions of the Feature Model"

5. "Folk Taxonomies"

6. "The Growth of Schema Theory"

7. "Models and Theories"

8. "Cultural Representations and Psychological Processes"

9. "Cognitive Processes and Personality"

Bring a one-page outline of your chapter to seminar, preferably with enough copies for everyone.

Thursday, 11 February

Read one:

Zemp, Hugo. 1978. "'Are 'Are Classification of Musical Types and Instruments." Ethnomusicology 22:37-68.

___. 1979. "Aspects of 'Are'are Musical Theory." Ethnomusicology 23/1:5-48.

Annotations: one per person, self-assigned in consultation with instructor. Very brief reports to be given on Thursday.

Tentative Schedule for Rest of Quarter

Week

Dates

Topic(s)

Guest or Book Review

1

1/5-1/7

Introduction

 

2

1/12-1/14

The Body, Universals, Evolution

David Huron, guest

3

1/19-1/21

Motor Control

Margarita Mazo & John Baily, guests

4

1/26-1/28

Music & Trance; Philosophy

Ben: Rouget, Music & Trance

Diana Raffman, guest

5

2/2-2/4

Linguistics and AI

Josh: Nattiez, Music & Discourse

6

2/9-2/11

Cognitive Anthropology

 

7

2/16-2/18

Ethnomusicology: Mental Representations of Music

Bret: Hopkins, Aural Thinking in Norway

8

2/23-2/25

Ethnomusicology: Representations of African Rhythm

Lennard: Agawu, African Rhythm

David Temperley & Daniel Avorgbedor, guests

9

3/2-3/4

Psychology: Social & Cognitive Perspectives

 

10

3/9-3/11

Psychology: Psychophysical and Gestalt perspectives

Shawn: Fales dissertation