Cultural Studies 2045Y: Music and Society
1. 4 short essays 40% (2 in1st term, 2 in 2nd term)
2. Midterm essay 10%
3. 4 listening quizzes 20% (1 in 1st term, 3 in second term) 4. 3 music analyses 15% (1 in1st term, 2 in 2nd term)
5. Final essay exam 15%
Type of Assignment Weight Due Date
Listening Quiz 2 5% Jan 19
Song Analysis 2 5% Jan 26
Short Essay 3 10% Feb 9
Listening Quiz 3 5% Mar 2
Analysis 3 5% Mar 9
Short essay 4 10% Mar 23
Listening Quiz 4 5% Mar 31
Final take home Essay 15% Apr 20
revised SYLLABUS Term TWO:
WEEK: Topics: Readings: Terms & Activities:
2 I-19 American Pop and the British Invasion, 1960s Starr/Waterman, 236-268 dance music, motown, surf/serf music, the Beatles
3 I-26 Blowin’ in the Wind: Country, Soul, Urban Folk, and The Rise of Rock, 1960s Starr/Waterman, 269-311 Nashville. Soul, Funk, Dylan, psychedelia, the guitar
4 II-2 The 1970s: Rock Music, Disco, and the Popular Mainstream Starr/Waterman, 312-349 dance clubs & subcultures, market consolidation
5 II-9 Outsider's Music: Progressive Country, Reggae, Punk, Funk, and rap, 1970s Starr/Waterman, 350-381 alienated subcultures, DYI
6 II-23 The 1980s: Digital Technology; MTV, and the Popular Mainstream Starr/Waterman, 382-419 changing dissemination& markets
7 III-2 Hip-Hop, “Alternative” Music, and the Entertainment Business Starr/Waterman, 420-464 digital dance music, women’s music, world music
8 III-8 Music and identity Starr/Waterman, 465-476 music, group and individual identity issues
9 III-16 The Biz and the Experience Becker, “Artworlds,” Kit 1 roles, division of labour
10 III-23 Alternate History I: Art & Commerce Dialectic Seeger, “Music and Class Structure,” Kit 2 social & ethnic class; acculturation
11 III-30 Alternate History II: technology’s musical momentum Wald, “Technology and Its Discontents,” Kit 3 musical labour market; consumption & technological innovation
12 IV-6 Alternate History III: acculturation works both ways? Wald, “So You want a Revolution,” Kit 4 Cultural Clash and Continuity
