MULH 161 - Global Popular Music and Urban Cultures

3 Credit(s)

Gen Ed: XC credit.
In this course students will be introduced to a wide variety of popular music, performers, contexts, and issues from around the globe. The course will examine issues connected to globalization, Westernization, nationalism, politics, identity, diasporas, new technologies, the record industry, cross-cultural influences, and the negotiation between tradition and modernity. Major genres explored may include Gospel, Reggae, Hiplife, Makossa, Bollywood, Salsa, Forro, and Merengue. Course counts toward the Africana Studies minor. Counts for Asian Studies and Native American Studies. Instructor permission required for music majors. As warranted.