1. | Jan 16 |
Introduction
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2. | Jan 23 |
Themes of the course
Readings to be handed out in class
John Storey "Popular music"
Simon Frith "Genre rules"
Marc Levinson "It's an MTV world"
Craig Watkins "Selling out: hip hop culture and white pleasure"
Andrew Ross "The gangsta and the diva"
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3. | Jan 30 |
Dancehall culture, music, politics and performance
N. Stolzoff, chapters 1-2
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4. | Feb 6 |
N. Stolzoff, chapters 3-4
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5. | Feb 13 |
N. Stolzoff, chapters 5-6
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6. | Feb 20 |
N. Stolzoff, chapters 7 and 8
***Book review for N. Stolzoff due***
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7. | Feb 27 |
Post war Black music and the Black public sphere
M. Neal, chapters 1 and 2
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8. | Mar 6 |
M. Neal, chapters 3 and 4
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9. | Mar 20 |
***Book review due for M. Neal***
M. Neal, chapters 5 and 6
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10. | Mar 27 |
Hip hop culture
T. Rose, chapters 1-3
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** | Mar 31 |
Conference: The Black Public sphere and hip hop
Attendance mandatory
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11. | Apr 3 |
T. Rose, chapters 4-5
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12. | Apr 10 |
***Book review for T. Rose due***
The roots to the routes of dance music
M. Collin and J. Godfrey, chapters prologue, 1-4
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13. | Apr 17 |
M. Collin and J. Godfrey, chapters 5-8
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14. | Apr 24 |
***Book review for M. Collin and J. Godfrey due***
***You may also do the review on N. Stolzoff***
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15. | May 1 |
***projects and extra credit work due***
Class project presentations
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16. | May 7 @ 2:00pm |
Class presentations in exam week (if necessary)
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