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Sex, Death and the Ecstatic in Music (MUSI30015)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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An examination of examples of Western music from Hildegaard to the present, including some twentieth-century “popular” songs, which contain one or all of the themes of sex, death, and the ecstatic in their compositional circumstances, title, pre-compositional intent, or lyrics (if song or aria). Consideration of these works will be viewed through perspectives from key cultural theories of the late-twentieth or early twenty-first century.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should have:
- gained a deeper understanding of, and knowledge of contemporary attitudes towards, music that embodies the elements of sex, death, and/or the ecstatic in music.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have developed:
- a capacity for independent critical thought
- an openness to new ideas
- knowledge, skills and practices which provide a basis for independent critical inquiry and research-based writing
Last updated: 27 April 2024