PSC 237 - Music and Politics

Course Units: 1.0

(Not Offered this Academic Year) This class explores the multiple relationships between music and politics with a specific focus on the following dimensions: (1) the use of music as a lens to perceive the world, to frame injustices, to inform political discourse, to raise consciousness, and to mobilize public opinion; (2) the political context in which critically significant music is produced; (3) biographical details of artists that bring understanding to the art they produce; (4) the impact of class, race, ethnicity, and gender on music; (5) the interpretation of political messages found in music; and (6) the intentional and unintentional political consequences of popular music. CC: SOCS