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Syllabus
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Critical Studies in Music
(MUSIC 235 and MUSIC 180)
University
of California, Irvine
Fall Quarter, 2002
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| James Wierzbicki, Ph.D. |
| office: Room 103, Music & Media Building; (949)
824-3854 |
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Tuesdays, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
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Wednesdays, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. |
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or by appointment. |
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| e-mail: jwierz@uci.edu
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| course description: |
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| “Critical Studies in Music” is a
seminar in which students will critically examine Western musical
traditions, institutions, and value systems using various modes of
inquiry recently developed in music and other disciplines. |
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| The seminar will focus on intensive
reading and involved discussion, and will conclude with a
comprehensive take-home examination. |
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| Each week, students will be required
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read all of the essays or book
chapters scheduled for that week. |
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participate in mature, collegial
discussion of the issues raised in the assigned readings. |
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| turn in a brief memo (500-1,000
words) that summarizes and responds to the content of the
assigned readings. |
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(These memos, which should not be thought of as formal papers,
will be read by the instructor and returned with only minimal
comment. Their assignment is intended to demonstrate not a
comprehensive grasp of the week's reading material but
simply a student's serious engagement with at least some of
the issues raised by the authors of the readings. The memos
will indeed be graded, but primarily for intellectual effort
and – of course – promptness of delivery.) |
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| In addition, students taking the
class for full graduate credit will be required to introduce the
weekly sessions by presenting organized overviews of the assigned
readings. A flexible schedule for these presentations will be
determined at the first seminar meeting, and graduate students
will have the option of doing their presentations alone or in
tandem with a colleague. It can be expected that each graduate
student will participate in at least two presentations. |
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| grades: |
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| Grades for "Critical Studies in Music" will be
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25 % |
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Weekly memos based on assigned
readings |
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25 % |
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Participation in discussions and
– in the case of those taking the seminar for
full graduate credit – in-class presentations |
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50% |
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A comprehensive take-home
examination presented to students at the final
seminar meeting (Wednesday, December 4) and due
one week later, at 5 p.m., Wednesday, December 11 |
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| policy on academic integrity: |
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Plagiarism of any kind is a violation of UCI policy
on Academic Honesty, and penalties for plagiarism can be severe.
Students are expected to attribute due credit to the originator of
any ideas or words that are incorporated substantially into a
student’s work. This applies particularly to the citation of
sources for quotations that students include in their writings.
Violations of this policy will be reported to the office of
Academic Affairs for disciplinary action. |
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