Music of Silk Roads Class

[merchimerch]

I'm excited to finally get to teach my silk roads class this winter, even if it is to a max of 80 lower div. undergrads, rather than the senior seminar that I originally conceived it as.

Constructing the reader has turned out to be a huge pain, since 2 of the books I own and want to use for it (old travelers' tales) have disappeared in one of my many recent moves and it's thrown me into a bit of a tail spin.

However, the class itself should really rock - I've just booked 2 guest lectures, both of which will do live music demos (of qanun and setar) at my dutaring to all that, and it should be a pretty engaging 10 weeks. I hope. Hell, at this point I just hope some folks register for it.

Comments

[wiped.livejournal.com]

unfortunately i don't have room in my schedule to take the course, otherwise i'd certainly sign up.

i'm trying to arrange to study in iran for a year following graduation. after that i'll be applying to graduate programs in middle eastern studies. i'm currently on field study in los angeles, but when i return to santa cruz in january i will be sure to come by.

[merchimerch.livejournal.com]

Ah Tehrangeles - I lived there while I did my own grad work - fun stuff! The rose ice cream at that one Persian bakery/icecream shop on Westwood is amazing.

[wiped.livejournal.com]

UCLA is definitely high on my list for grad school. i bet you mean mashti malone's, mmm.