MUS 144 Mariachi Music

This course uses Mariachi music as a point of departure for exploring the sociocultural, political, and economic relationships between communities in Mexico and the US. Following a Mariachi-centric introduction to basic musical concepts, each of the course’s five units focuses on a different facet of the Mexico- US relationship, including politics, urbanism, and gender encouraging student to critically evaluate cultural expressions, interrogate the connections between them, and value their differences. GE 5C.

Credits

3

Distribution

MUS