Winter 2026
Meeting:
TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm
SLN:
15333
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
AFRAM 337 A
Catalog Description:
Introduction to pop music studies. Examines how archives, oral histories, and new media transform stories about music. Traces rhythms, tempos, and genres including blues, gospel, estilo bravio, punk, son jarocho, and disco that influence hip hop and indie rock, contextualizing their relation to gender, race/ethnicity, class, locality, and nation.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 31, 2025 - 7:36 am