Social History of Popular Music

Over the span of this course, we will explore the origins and trajectories of western popular music, from the late 1800s to the present. 
We will listen to and watch music and video clips, browse websites, and read our very comprehensive text, all using a critical theory lens to help us focus our thinking.  By the end of our course, students should be able to discuss the history of western popular music fluently and be able to apply some critical analysis to this very, very broad topic.  The course is a fine starting point for aspiring musicologists, and is a compelling interest course for everyone else.


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