Sociology 320 - SEM:SPEC TOP IN SOC OF CULTURE

Topics course. This course may be repeated for credit with different topics (up to 2 times). This seminar will survey studies of rock and pop music from theoretical perspectives in the sociology of culture and cultural studies. The course will concentrate on analyses of rock and pop music from the last three decades. We will first take an overview of theories of culture that inform many recent studies. Topics covered will include the role of music in everyday life, the political economy of production, cultural control and resistance, youth cultures and local scenes, gender, race and the role of music in politics and protest. Writing requirements will include weekly reading critiques and a final research paper. Priority will be given to senior majors and those who have taken SOC 220. Prerequisite: SOC 101 and permission of instructor.

Topic: The Sociology of Rock and Pop Music. Instructor Permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores