wonderful idea. such a thesis would be greatest gift to ARR's fans. i hope someone materialize it soon.
- Jahanzeb --- In [email protected], "ichord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > 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! >
