Syllabus update 10/29/08

I have removed most of the material dealing with China in order to get us caught up in the course. If you have printed the syllabus, please be sure to update your copy.

PowerPoint presentations for Europe, India

I have provided PowerPoint presentations for Europe and India to complement the classroom instruction you received from Ben Teitelbaum. They are available from this course's Blackboard site.

Exam 2 postponed

Exam 2 is postponed until Friday, November 7. We will cover the unit on China before this exam, and I will shortly add concepts from the China unit to the review guide that is already posted.

Update on fieldwork project

In response to your questions I have made two slight modifications in the fieldwork assignment:

1. I have indicated a maximum length as well as a minimum length.
2. For the photography option, I have provided more detail on the purpose of the assignment.

The assignment specifications are available under Course Documents at right, or from a link on the syllabus.

Fieldwork project opportunity in Latin American music

Dear colleagues,

We hope that you will inform your students about the Noche de Muertos concerts and reception on November 1. A limited number of subsidized [$8] tickets are available at the HUB this week and part of next week.


Noche de Muertos: Welcoming Our Ancestors Home

Saturday, November 1 at 5:00 & 8.00 at the C. Walsh Theatre

Boston Music Award winning ensemble Sol y Canto will present concerts exploring one of the most popular Mexican holidays, Day of the Dead, when families pay homage to beloved ancestors and poke fun at the grim reaper. The program will feature traditional and original music played against a photographic backdrop of beautiful images of the holiday as celebrated in Michoacán, Mexico.

Between the concerts, Sol y Canto and Suffolk University will host a reception featuring a performance by the oldest Mexican dance ensemble in New England, Xuchipilli Danza y Cultura, and traditional Mexican Day of the Dead foods including tamales, pan de muertos bread and hot chocolate. Sol y Canto and members of the Suffolk community will erect a traditional altar in the lobby of the Donahue building where members of the Suffolk community can leave "realia" to remember deceased loved ones.

These events, and an earlier participatory workshop about the roots of Latin American music, were made possible by the cooperation of many offices and academic departments on campus.

Thank you! Jim Kaufman, Theatre Department, x 5351

Exam 2 review is posted

The review guide for exam 2 is now available from Course Documents at right, or through a link on the syllabus.

Assignments received

I have received assignment 4 from most of you via e-mail. I am at a public internet terminal and cannot individually acknowledge these, but I plan to have them graded within a few days.