Music and Social Justice

Catalog description

From Folk to Rock & Roll, music plays a vital role in shaping social justice on a global scale. The Music & Social Justice course is designed for students interested in learning how music can engage and advocate for those on the margins of society. Music can provoke and impact social justice movements, which address moral and social problems and allow society to be more equitable, responsive, and inclusive. In other ways, music can also be a response to the current climate, allowing those impacted by social justice movements to express how they think and feel. This course will examine different periods in history, on both a US and global scale, and the impact of music on social movements, specifically including its influence on African Americans in the US, feminism, and global social issues.