MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD
MUSIC DEPARTMENT

MUSIC 342: HISTORY OF ROCK/POP MUSIC
SPRING 2001 (Instructor: Eric Hung)
GROUP PRESENTATION AND WRITE-UP

The group presentation and write-up is worth 15% of your final grade.
During the first half of the semester, you and your partner will be responsible for:
        (1) Reading approximately 40 pages of material on your topic;
        (2) Writing a summary of what you read: (30% of presentation grade)
                    --The 1st Draft of this summary is due one week before your presentation.
                    --The instructor will approve the 1st draft or give specific instructions for a re-write;
                    --If the instructor approves the 1st draft, the summary will be handed out to the entire class
                    --If a re-write is necessary, it is due three days before your presentation;
                    --If the re-write is satisfactory, the instructor will hand it out to the entire class;
                    --If the re-write is unsatisfactory, the group will receive a grade no higher than a "C" for this
                            portion of the assignment and the instructor will hand out his own notes to the class.
        (3) Giving a 5-minute presentation of your topic in class (30% of presentation grade)
        (4) Leading a 20-minute class discussion on your topic (40% of presentation grade)

Topics
(1) Monday, January 22: What is Popular Music?
(2) Wednesday, January 24: Attacking Popular Culture: Adorno
(3) Wednesday, January 24: The Official Attack on Rock 'n' Roll
(4) Monday, January 29: Authenticity, Commerce, and Folk Music/Folk Rock
(5) Wednesday, February 7: The Meaning of Woodstock
(6) Wednesday, February 7: Raising the Status of Rock Music
(7) Monday, February 12: Orientalism and Rock Music
(8) Wednesday, February 14: Why Punk?
(9) Wednesday, February 21: MTV Arrives
(10) Wednesday, February 21: Madonna's Videos
(11) Monday, February 26: The Politics of Paul Simon's Graceland
(12) Monday, February 26: The Politics of Charity Rock
(13) Monday, March 5: The Impact of Sampling
(14) Monday, March 5: The Censorship of Heavy Metal and Hip Hop
[(15) Wednesday, March 7: The Rise of Country Music in the 1990s]

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