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Broken Harmonies: Music and Philosophy in the 20th Century

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الدورة: الربيع ٢٠٢١، القاهرة
المدة: ١٢ جلسة
طريقة الحضور: مدمج
لغة التدريس: الإنجليزية

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عن المقرر

The course attempts to account for the transformations that occurred in philosophy and music in the 20th century which signaled the disintegration of the metaphysical foundations of modernity both in thought and praxis. The philosophical turn in the 20th century which can be labeled as an “interpretative turn” has posed the questioning of, deconstruction and weakening metaphysical foundations of the philosophical tradition as the task of thinking. This took place through numerous schools of thought and trajectories; from critical phenomenology, to genealogy and poststructuralism, and from Frankfurt School’s critical theory to postcolonial studies, even to performance studies, where the universality of a unified principle that used to guide philosophy has been replaced with a multiplicity that ushered a post-foundational era. For music it was no less different, the rise atonal music, jazz, electronic music and the exposure to world music outside the west all helped in decentring the western perception on music and harmony as the guiding principle and opened up new possibilities both for our perception of things and for the new configurations between things, actions and sounds. Building upon the works of Andrew Bowie and Reiner Schurmann who will provide the framework for our course, we will embark on a journey through these transformations while critically engaging with readings in our attempt to read these transformations in philosophy through music.

مَن يقدّم المقرر

Hazem Massoud obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Cairo University and an MA in Political Philosophy from Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. He is currently writing his PhD thesis in the Humanities with Pompeu Fabra University focusing on the political ontology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. His research interests include phenomenology, hermeneutics, ontology, film theory, political philosophy, psychology, and music theory. Outside of academia, he is passionate about photography and filmmaking, having worked on independent small-scale film projects, and is a self-taught musician.

مسار المقرر

يُعرض ١٢ جلسة

جلسات بلا تاريخ

What is Philosophy? What is Music? What are we going to do here? And how?
- Doing PhilosophyAlessandra Tanesini. In Giuseppina D’Oro and Søren Overgaard (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Philosophical Methodology. Pp. 13-31.
- DefinitionAndrew Kania. In Theodore Gracyk and Andrew Kania (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music. Pp. 3-13.
The works of Andrew Bowie Music and Philosophy Romanticism: A precursor to Existentialism
- Aesthetics and Subjectivity: From Kant to NietzscheAndrew Bowie. Introduction pp. 1-15.
- Music, Philosophy and ModernityAndrew Bowie. Introduction pp. 1-14.
- Rhythm, melody, and harmonyRoger Scruton. In the Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music. Pp. 24-37.
The works of Reiner Schurmann From Principles to An-Arche Hegemonies and Harmonies: How can we approach our topic?
- Broken HegemoniesReiner Schurmann. General Introduction. Pp. 3-48.
Existentialism and Jazz Miles Davis and Melodic Interpretations Heidegger and the State of Hermeneutics
- JazzLee B. Brown. In The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music. Pp. 426-436.
- Introduction to Hermeneutics and PhilosophyJeff Malpas. In Jeff Malpas and Hans-Helmuth Gander (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Hermeneutics. Pp. 1-9.
- Philosophy of Existence I: HeideggerJacques Taminiaux. In Richard Kearney (ed.), Routledge History of Philosophy, Vol. VIII: Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy. Pp. 32-60.
Critical Theory and Schoenberg Adorno’s Dialectics Popular Music vs. Classical Music
- Music, Philosophy and ModernityAndrew Bowie. Chapter 9. Pp. 309-375.
- The Atonal Music of Arnold Schoenberg 1908 - 1923Bryan R. Simms. Pp. 3-6.
- Theory of HarmonyArnold Schoenberg. Introduction. Pp. 7-12.
More on Popular Music The debate on Content and Form in Music An Open discussion on Music and Philosophy outside the West
- Temporalized Invariance: Lukacs and the Work of FormYoon Sun lee. In Timothy Bewes and Timothy Hall (eds.), Georg Lukacs: The Fundamental Dissonance of Existence: Aesthetics, Politics, Literature. Pp. 17-35.
- The Problem of Difference: Phenomenology and PoststructuralismJeffrey A. Bell. Introduction. Pp. 3-14.
- Exploring African MusicRuth M. Stone. In Ruth M. Stone (ed.), The Garland Handbook of African Music.
في الجلسة
نقاشAn Open discussion on Music and Philosophy outside the West
Tuning Systems and the Problem of Harmony Melodies and Interpretation Dissonance and Consonance
- Broken HegemoniesReiner Schurmann. Pp. 529-552.
- Landing on the Wrong Note: Jazz, Dissonance, and Critical PracticeAjay Heble. Introduction. Pp. 1-28.
Metaphysics and its Critique Rhythmic Patterns of Modernity: An Open Discussion Notes on Film Scores in the 1960s
- Music, Philosophy and ModernityAndrew Bowie. Chapter 6. Pp. 166-209.
في الجلسة
نقاشRhythmic Patterns of Modernity: An Open Discussion
Coleman’s Free Jazz The Ontology of Remnants Quick Notes on Psychedelia and Progressive Rock
- The Remains of Being: Hermeneutic Ontology after MetaphysicsSantiago Zabala. Introduction. Pp. 1-24.
- Why Only Art Can Save Us: Aesthetics and the Absence of EmergencySantiago Zabala. Pp. 113-126.
- Landing on the Wrong NoteAjay Heble. Chapter 1. Pp. 29-62.
What’s Progressive about Progressive Rock? Being and Improvisation Late 1960s’ Revival of Romanticism
- Beyond and Before: Progressive Rock since the 1960sPaul Hegarty and Martin Halliwell. Chapter 5. Pp. 85-104.
- Tomorrow the Manifold: Essays on Foucault, Anarchy, and the Singularization to ComeReiner Schurmann. Pp. 55-76.
Quick Notes on Ambience Station to Station: David Bowie and the Tragic Dissonant Futures: From Genealogy to Freedom
- Aesthetics and SubjectivityAndrew Bowie. Chapter 8. Pp. 275-311.
- Different SpacesMichel Foucault. In Essential Works of Michel Foucault, 1954 - 1984. Vol. II: Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology. Pp. 175-185.
- BowieSimon Critchley.
في الجلسة
عرض تقديميPresentations and Open Discussion.

قائمة قراءات المقرر

Free Jazz: A Collective ImprovisationOrnette Coleman (1961). Listening throughout the course.
Kind of BlueMiles Davis (1959). Listening throughout the course.
In the Court of the Crimson KingKing Crimson (1969). Listening throughout the course.
The Firebird SuiteIgor Stravinsky. Listening throughout the course.
The Rite of SpringIgor Stravinsky. Listening throughout the course.
Tales from Topographic OceansYes (1973). Listening throughout the course.
RevolverThe Beatles (1966). Listening throughout the course.
DisorderMario Nascimbene (1962). Listening throughout the course.
Station to StationDavid Bowie (1976). Listening throughout the course.
HeroesDavid Bowie (1977). Listening throughout the course.
3rd SymphonyHenryk Gorecki. Listening throughout the course.
Spiegel im SpiegelArvo Part. Listening throughout the course.
My Favorite ThingsJohn Coltrane (1961). Listening throughout the course.
5th Symphony FinaleDmitri Shostakovich. Listening throughout the course.
7th Symphony, 4th movementDmitri Shostakovich. Listening throughout the course.
Five Piano PiecesArnold Schoenberg. Listening throughout the course.