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Tu 2 pm |
Th 2 pm |
UNIT 1: Diaspora in Early Pop (1820-1919) |
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September 29 |
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Music and identity, music listening |
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October 1 |
Musical form; American Studies; themes: diaspora, media, and commodification |
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October 6 |
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Diaspora and the notion of “authenticity”; art Song, folk song, and minstrelsy |
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8 |
Parlor song; (Pre-war) country blues |
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UNIT 2: Popularizing and Commodifying Musics (1920-1939) |
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13 |
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Early recording industry, commercialized blues |
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15 |
W.C. Handy, introduction to jazz |
ASSIGNMENT 1 due (10/15, 12:00 noon) |
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20 |
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MID-TERM 1 |
Tin-Pan Alley Songs |
Carney 2006, Tucker 1990, discussion 1 ends |
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22 |
Swing, the Harlem Renaissance, and Tin-pan Alley’s Golden Age |
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UNIT 3: The Rise and Fall of Rock and Roll (1940-1965) |
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27 |
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Culture of the Great Depression, dance cultures of swing, and country music |
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29 |
WWII, Harlem’s “dream deferred”, Afro-Caribbean jazz |
ASSIGNMENT 2 due (10/29, 12:00 noon) |
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November 3 |
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Jump Blues, Rockabilly, and Television Culture |
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5 |
Chicago Blues, Rock and Roll |
discussion 2 ends |
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UNIT 4: Cultural Revolution (1955-1979) |
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10 |
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Mid-term Review, Introducing Rhythm and Blues |
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12 |
MID-TERM 2 |
Spector, Motown, and the Craft of Pop |
UNIT 3 DISCUSSION POST (11/12 12:00 noon), ESSAY extended to 11/14 12:00 noon) |
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17 |
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Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell |
discussion 3 ends Kauppila 2005, Dunlap 2006 pp 560-563. |
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19 |
Electrification, Psychedelia and Garage Rock. |
optional: Whiteley 2000 |
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UNIT 5: The Rise of Hip-Hop (1975-) |
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24 |
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Critical Black Music of the 1970s, Punk Breaks |
ASSIGNMENT 4 due Nov 24 12:00 noon |
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December 1 |
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The Beastie Boys and Madonna |
Rap Sells |
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December 3 |
Gangsta Rap, Globalization 1995-2005, Lilith Faire, and the “Narrowcasting” 21st Century |
Hess 2005, Rose 1994 (only sections on pp 99-110, 115-124 are required)
ASSIGNMENT 5 due Dec 3 12:00 noon |
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December 8, 12:00 noon – 3:00 pm |
Cumulative Final Exam |
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9 |
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discussions 4 & 5 end Wednesday, December 9 at midnight
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