MUSI 005F. Black Popular Music: From "Race Music" to the Mainstream


Black popular music today sits at the center of the American mainstream, but it was not always so. In this course, we will chart the emergence and development of Black popular music over the 20th and into the 21st century and examine the contexts that place it ever closer to the heart of American music and as a continued reflection of Black life in America. Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Kendrick Lamar, and Childish Gambino will all play a role as we listen to America through the soundscape of Black Pop. There are no prerequisites for this course.

 
Prerequisite: None
1 credit
Eligible for BLST


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