We all know ARR is now a doctor 3 times over with his 3 honorary doctorates. He is truly deserving of these degrees. However, wouldn't it be cool if someone did their Ph.D. dissertation or thesis on his music? Would that be even possible? I think it is!
Imagine someone pursuing their Ph.D. in anthropology of music or ethno-musicology. "The phrase anthropology of music is most closely associated with Alan P. Merriam's 1964 landmark book bearing this title. In this prescriptive text, influential through the 1980s, Merriam defines ethno-musicology as the study of music in culture in relation to the mutual interactions of sound, behavior, and concepts." Above quote taken from: http://science.jrank.org/pages/7893/Music-Anthropology.html#ixzz0RffZiTPx Someone could easily pick AR Rahman's music from India as a theoretical dissertation topic, highlighting how Rahman's music not only represents the broad diversity of Indian culture, but how his music, like India, absorbs various world influences to form its coherent identity from a conceptual basis and its subsequent impact on human behavior and culture. Rahman has enough of a volume of both domestic and international music for someone to really study and create a dissertation. It would be absolutely fascinating!
