MUS 220
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Popular Music since the Birth of Rock
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Course Description
This course explores a range of 20th and 21st century popular music genres in their social, political, and aesthetic contexts. The course builds critical thinking and listening skills through analysis of sound recordings and close engagement with a variety of popular media, including music criticism, interviews, biography, liner notes, and documentary film. Emphasis will be placed on how musical practices intersect with both historical and contemporary struggles for gender equity and racial justice, alongside other pressing social issues.
Career
Undergraduate
Prerequsites
000895
Catalog Course Attributes
CO24 - ARTHUM (Artistic and Humanistic), CORE - AR (Artistic Approaches), INTD - HUM-ARTIST (Intd Humanities-Artist IHE)
Min Units
1
Max Units
1
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Lecture
Optional Component
No
Final Exam Type
Yes