John R. Lewis College
JRLC 20 Understanding Popular Music
Introduces students to the academic study of popular music. Covers the blues, rock ’n’ roll, soul, funk, disco, punk, and hip-hop. People often understand music genres exclusively in terms of their sonic characteristics. But this course takes a different tack, looking as much at a genre's social context as to the sounds themselves. Indeed, the path toward knowledge leads in both directions. What can history tell us about music? How can popular music tell us about our history?
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