Music 240 - Queer Pop

Through streaming, radio, television, film, online media, public and private social spaces, and more, both artists and listeners use popular music to construct, perform, and assert their queer and trans identities. This course examines shifting conceptions of queer and trans identities and how they are constructed through, reflected in, and challenged by United States in the 20th and 21st centuries. Discussions include: early blues; disco; women’s music; queercore and punk; and contemporary sapphic pop. Students submit listening journals, create a zine, and complete a final project. Weekly assignments include readings and listening.