Answer ONE of the following questions.
1) Why is authenticity a challenging concept in ethnomusicology? 2) Do headphones change the way we listen to sound? Discuss.
3) Explore the relationship between music and trance.
4) Is musical mourning gendered?
7) What are the challenges involved in preserving musical traditions?
8) Devise your own question relating to a topic from the lectures. You must ask our permission first to select this option.
Your essay must critically engage with the work of different scholars what are the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments?
Length: 2500 words*
*Including footnotes but excluding Bibliography. Over-length work will be penalized.
All applicants go through a series of tests that check their level of English and knowledge of formatting styles. The applicant is also required to present a sample of writing to the Evaluation Department. If you wish to find out more about the procedure, check out the whole process.