Week 6 Schedule
Tuesday
READ
John Charles Chasteen, “The Prehistory of Samba: Carnival dancing in Rio de Janeiro, 1840–1917.” Journal of Latin American Studies 28 (1996) [CR 29-47]
EXPLORE
NPR, “In Rio, A Universe Of Samba”
DUE
Music Description Blog Post (300 Words)
Thursday
READ
“Prologue,” “A Samba Night,” and “A Little History” in Samba [3-43]
“HTML5 Introduction,” W3Schools
EXPLORE
“HTML Example,” W3Schools
DUE
- Revised blog post
- Discussion question focused on Guillermoprieto’s methodology, on the interaction between sound and movement, on the socioeconomics/ geographies of samba, OR a topic of your choice