This course equips students with the tools for
doing ethnographic fieldwork in Portland music
scenes. Topics unfold over three stages. First, a
prefield introduction to research design,
politics, and ethics. Second, an infield focus on
skill sets for participating in, observing, and
documenting the social life of a music-centered
scene. Third, a postfield emphasis on
relationships, rights, responsibilities, and
representational strategies. In class, we discuss
readings from anthropology, ethnomusicology,
sociology, performance studies, and folklore,
along with individual work in progress.
doing ethnographic fieldwork in Portland music
scenes. Topics unfold over three stages. First, a
prefield introduction to research design,
politics, and ethics. Second, an infield focus on
skill sets for participating in, observing, and
documenting the social life of a music-centered
scene. Third, a postfield emphasis on
relationships, rights, responsibilities, and
representational strategies. In class, we discuss
readings from anthropology, ethnomusicology,
sociology, performance studies, and folklore,
along with individual work in progress.
- Teacher: Kaley Mason