LOL..Vithur....thanks, but one Ph.D. is enough for me!
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > Chord... You are the right person to do this. Start Immediately. Pls... > > On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 11:36 PM, 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! > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
