Welcome to IFS: Music, Identity, and Global Citizenship

Who are you? How did you get here? In what ways do you identify your music? And how do you identify yourself through music?

As an Intensive Freshman Seminar we will be using our many cross-cultural case studies as a springboard for further discussion on local, national, and global issues. At the heart of these discussions, however, will be investigating the role of expressive culture in articulating myriad identity formations.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

DAY 2: Habits of the Self

I must say, this class is doing great so far.  I have been so impressed with your hard work, grappling with difficult conceptual topics and issues.  Keep up the great work. 


This material is not easy.  And in IFS we don't have much time to belabor the details.  So don't get frustrated, stay positive, and remember that your classmates, Kerry, and myself are here to help.

 I especially loved hearing about your personal songprints today.  If anything, we have learned how diverse we are as a class, coming from different backgrounds with different experiences.  And yet, so many similar themes and experiences also emerged, revealing some provocative common ground from which we can build a community of our own.

 Don't get distracted.  Stay on task.  There's so much more fun awaiting us.  See you Tomorrow.

 Dr.McDonald

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