Note: This  course schedule is subject to change.  For specific listening and reading assignments, go to the detailed schedules.

Schedule:
(1) Wed., Jan. 10        Introduction and Short Lecture: The Pop and Country Roots of Rock and Roll
            Listening: Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Nat King Cole, Patti Page, Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers,
                    Hank Williams Sr., Bill Monroe

Mon., Jan.15         Martin Luther King Jr. Day--No Class

(2) Wed., Jan. 17        Lecture: Blues and R&B
            Listening: Ma Rainey, Robert Johnson, Lead Belly, Louis Jordan, "Big Mama" Thornton, Ruth Brown,
                     Joe Turner, Muddy Waters

(3) Mon., Jan. 22         Lecture: The Emergence of Rock and Roll; Discussion: What is Popular Music?
            Class Discussion 1: What is Popular Music?
            Listening: Bill Haley and the Comets, Elvis Presley

(4) Wed., Jan. 24         Discussion: Attacking the Popular; Attacking 1950s Rock and Roll
            Class Discussion 2: Attacking Popular Culture: Adorno
            Class Discussion 3: The Official Attack on Rock 'n' Roll
            Listening: Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Pat Boone, Ray Charles

(5) Mon., Jan. 29          Lecture: Motown; Discussion: Folk
           Class Discussion 4: Authenticity, Commerce, and Folk Music/Folk Rock
            Listening: James Brown, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, The Byrds, Dar Williams

(6) Wed., Jan. 31          Lecture: The Beatles and the British Invasion
            Listening: The Beatles, The Kinks, Rolling Stones

(7) Mon., Feb. 5           Lecture: Late 1960s Counterculture
           SHORT TEST #1
            Listening: Janis Joplin, The Grateful Dead, Velvet Underground

TO BE SCHEDULED: Screening of Velvet Goldmine

(8) Wed., Feb. 7           Discussion: Woodstock; Art Rock
           Class Discussion 5: The Meaning of Woodstock
           Class Discussion 6: Raising the Status of Rock Music
           Listening: Yes, ELP, Blood, Sweat, and Tears

(9) Mon., Feb. 12       Lecture: The Beginnings of Heavy Metal; Discussion: Orientalism and Rock Music
            Class Discussion 7: Orientalism and Rock Music
            Listening: Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, John Cougar Mellencamp

(10) Wed., Feb. 14      Discussion Day: Glitter Rock, Punk
            Instructor-Led Discussion: Velvet Goldmine
            Class Discussion 8: Why Punk?
            Listening: Sex Pistols, The Clash

(11) Mon., Feb. 19       Lecture: Reggae, Disco
            Listening: Bob Marley, Donna Summer, The Bee Gees

(12) Wed., Feb. 21       Two-Discussion Day: 1980s Mainstream Rock
            Class Discussion 9: MTV Arrives
            Class Discussion 10: Madonna's Videos
            Listening: Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, Paul Simon, Charity Rock Examples

(13) Mon., Feb. 26       Lecture/Discussion: The Politics and Economics of 1980s Mainstream Rock
            Class Discussion 11: The Politics of Paul Simon's Graceland
            Class Discussion 12: The Politics of Charity Rock

(14) Wed., Feb. 28       Lecture: 1980s Heavy Metal; 1980s Hip Hop
            Listening: Van Halen, Metallica, Sugarhill Gang, Run-D.M.C.

(15) Mon., Mar. 5        Discussion: Sampling, Popular Music and Censorship
            Class Discussion 13: The Impact of Sampling
            Class Discussion 14: The Censorship of Heavy Metal and Hip Hop
            Listening: Public Enemy, NWA, Naughty by Nature, Queen Latifah

(16) Wed., Mar. 7        Lecture/Discussion: What is "Alternative Music"?
           SHORT TEST #2
           Listening: Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Meat Beat Manifesto, Godspeed Your Black Emperor, Garth Brooks, Living Color

SPRING BREAK

(17) Mon., Mar. 19       Lecture/Discussion: Popular Musics and Globalization

(18) Wed., Mar. 21       Lecture/Discussion: Old Hegemonies, New Musics
            Listening: Peter Gabriel, Kronos Quartet

(19) Mon., Mar. 26       Lecture/Discussion: Strategies of Resistance
            Listening: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rhoma Irama, Djur Djura

(20) Wed., Mar. 28       Lecture/Discussion: A Music of One's Own
            Listening: D'Cückoo

(21) Mon., Apr. 2         Lecture/Discussion: Strategic Inauthenticity
           DUE: 1st DRAFT OF TERM PAPER FOR ALL THOSE PRESENTING AT THE
                    STUDENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE
            Listening: Youssou N'Dour, Angélique Kidjo

(22) Wed., Apr. 4        Lecture/Discussion: Anglo-Asian Self-Fashioning
            Listening: Sheila Chandra, Apache Indian, Talvin Singh, Asian Dub Foundation

(23) Mon., Apr. 9        Lecture/Discussion: Cross-Cultural Collaborations
           Listening: Johnny Clegg, Zap Mama

Wed., Apr. 11            Go to Student Academic Conference--No Class
           DUE AT NOON: 1st DRAFT OF TERM PAPER FOR ALL THOSE NOT PRESENTING AT THE
                    STUDENT ACADEMIC CONFERENCE

(24) Mon., Apr. 16      Lecture/Discussion: The "Global Postmodern"
           SHORT TEST #3

(25) Wed., Apr. 18      Lecture/Discussion: Japanese Rap Music
            Listening: Zeebra, Bird
 
(26) Mon., Apr. 23       Lecture/Discussion: Ideology and Genre in Chinese Popular Music

(27) Wed., Apr. 25       Lecture/Discussion: Rock Music as a Genre
            Listening: Tang Dynasty, Heibao, Dou Wei

Fri., Apr. 27               DUE: FINAL DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER FOR ALL STUDENTS

(28) Mon., Apr. 30       Lecture/Discussion: Cui Jian and the Ideology of Chinese Rock Music
            Listening: Cui Jian

(29) Wed., May 2        Discussion: Themes of the Course
           SHORT TEST #4

TAKE-HOME FINAL EXAM: DUE MAY 4TH AT NOON (REGISTRAR-SCHEDULED EXAM TIME)
        -- Create four essay questions that cover the themes of this course in its entirety
        -- Answer each question in approximately 250 words
        -- You will be graded on the quality of your questions as well as the quality of your answers

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