RACE AND ETHNICITY IN AMERICAN MUSIC

Catalog description

In this course, students will explore the roots of popular music in America and contributions of race and ethnic groups. This course introduces students to Ethnic Studies concepts and theories used to critically analyze the social, political, and cultural dynamics surrounding many musical genres. Students will look at how race and ethnic relations, expressions, and resistance have been key to the evolution of music in America that includes genres such as folk, blues, jazz, rock and roll, and hip hop. Students will consider the evolution of popular music from various perspectives and intersectional theoretical stances, including but not limited to feminism, post/de/anti-colonialism, racialization and representation.