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bulletYou can listen to some of the music discussed by Taylor in his book on the web.  Check these links
bulletNote updated outline and schedule for submitting journals
 
bulletWhen preparing presentations, remember to stick to the main points.  Do not overburden us with unnecessary details.  The aim of the first group of presentation is to introduce us to the country that you are working on.  Do not go into music and art, but provide an overview of the geography, economy, history , and major challenges facing the country you are working on.
 
bulletFor the discussion of Australia
bulletCheck out the following sites
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The National Gallery of Australia site on the Aboriginal Memorial
 

bulletThe official site of the band Yothu Yindi and watch the Treaty videos there
 
bulletThe section on Australia on this web site
 
bulletRead Bruce Chatwin's The Songlines pp. 23-29, 257-261
 
bulletBegin to prepare team presentations on Australian art

 

bulletCheck out the updated bibliography on Aboriginal Australian art and music.
 
bulletOur first reading was:  Holton, Robert (2000). “Globalization's Cultural Consequences.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 570: 140-52. [on reserve].  Read the article carefully and prepare notes for discussion for our second meeting.
 
bulletRemember that our meeting on February 5 is at the Electronic Medial Lab of Belk Library for library instruction.
 
bulletRemember to identify sources for slides and be ready to turn them in soon
 
bulletCheck out for relevant music CDs at the music library and for videos at Belk.  You may want to use them in class.  When searching the library catalog, you can limit your search to Sound CD or Videocassette.
 
bulletIf you want to share a library CD with the class, you will have to let us know.  We can check them out for a short period of time.
bulletCheck out the JVC Video Anthology of World Music and Dance at Belk.  This is a set of 30 videocassettes of traditional music from all over the world.  There are also separate sets for Africa and the Americas (including the Caribbean.)
 
bulletRemember that Eli has a large number of CDs that he is willing to lend to you .  A catalog of Eli's CD collection is available online.

 

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This page was last edited 04/11/2002
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