Universität Wien

160031 SE Perspectives on Contemporary Music Aesthetics (2023S)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

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Das Seminar findet als Block-LV vom 10. bis 16. April 2023 in Leipzig statt. Die beiden Online-Termine dienen der Vor- und Nachbereitung. [Anreisetag: 10. April, Abreisetag: 16. April]

  • Friday 10.03. 14:00 - 17:00 Digital
  • Friday 28.04. 10:00 - 13:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This ERASMUS+ Blended Intensive Program (BIP) is a joint seminar organized by the Universities of Leipzig, Leuven, and Vienna, with student and staff participants from all three institutions. The first event of its kind in musicology across countries participating in the ERASMUS+ scheme will take place 10–16 April 2023 in Leipzig, complemented by online sessions before and after. It is available for application from BA students in their third year as well as MA students. Accepted students are eligible to receive an ERASMUS+ Short Blended mobility grant. [The application process is already completed!]

The course will introduce students to contemporary topics of music aesthetics, with a focus on music performance, virtuosity, and listening culture, intermedial intersections between music and other arts as well as questions of gender and sexuality. It includes a varied program of concerts, guided tours, and social activities, offering students the opportunity to explore the rich cultural heritage of the “music city” Leipzig.
Framed by a period of online teaching, the course’s core are five days of in-person teaching in Leipzig with lectures, reading groups, student presentations, and discussions addressing issues of performativity, corporeality, music philosophy, intermediality, situated listening, and global aesthetics.

The course combines physical attendance in Leipzig from 10–16 April 2023 (10 and 16 April are travel days) with an online preparatory meeting on 10 March and a wrap-up meeting on 28 April. It will be hosted at Villa Tillmanns – Research Academy Leipzig (https://www.ga.uni-leipzig.de/en/graduate-academy-leipzig/villa-tillmanns).

Assessment and permitted materials

The course features short introductory lectures on the individual topics as outlined above, combined with communal discussion of readings. Students are asked to present a text as well as to guide a part of the discussion. The readings will be provided beforehand and should be completed prior to the course.
For evaluation in Vienna, MA students submit a term paper (20–25 pages) and BA students submit their bachelor’s thesis (30–40 pages) on a course topic of their choice by 31 August 2023.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- Term Paper respectively Bachelor Thesis: 80% of the total score
- Presentation and Participation in Discussions: 20% of the total score

All requirements must be met.

Examination topics

Reading list

A reading list for the course will be provided on the course page in Moodle. Furthermore, students are invited to propose additional texts at the online preparatory meeting.

Association in the course directory

BA: BAC
MA (2008): M01, M03, M04, M05, M10, M15
MA (2022): E.HIN, E.INT, H.HIN, H.INT, S.HIN, S.INT

Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27