UWS 64B: University Writing Seminar: The Resistance Mix-Tape: Music and Social JusticeInstructor: Ethan King Prerequisites: None Course Description: In this course, students will examine how music fights power, encourages activism, and effects social change. We will listen to politically resonant songs in order to explore how music not only actively participates in and shapes our culture, but also offers modes of resistance to regimes of power. All of the music we will be examining involves texts that are linguistic, sonic, and in the case of music videos, visual. In the first essay, students will analyze a music video by Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, or Childish Gambino through critical frameworks developed by cultural theorist Kevin Quashie. In the research essay, students will develop research questions about music and social justice issues meaningful to them and will pursue these questions by locating and analyzing sources across various disciplines and by entering into these scholarly conversations with their own arguments. Session: Session II Day: T, W, Th Time: 8:30am - 11:00am Credit Hours: 4 Credits Course Format: Remote Learning Course for Summer 2023 Brandeis Graduation Requirement Fulfilled: UWS Enrollment Limit: 10 students Course Classification: Undergraduate Level Course Course Tuition: $3,490 Course Fees: None Open to High School Students: No |
