Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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PSCI1031A-W13

Protest Music-Comparative

Protest Music in Comparative Perspective
In this course we will examine how marginalized populations around the world use music to interpret, explain, and respond to political, racial, socioeconomic, and gendered inequities. Because music is produced for a wide audience, it is important for the construction of group identity and a useful means of protest. We will discuss the domestic politics of countries such as Nigeria, Jamaica, the U.S., and Brazil by reading the literature of comparative politics, sociology, and critical race and gender theory. Our discussion of these topics will help us better understand how power in various forms is used to repress, and how music challenges existing hegemonies. (Comparative Politics)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11407
Subject Code:
PSCI
Course Number:
1031
Section Identifier:
A

Course

PSCI 1031

All Sections in Winter 2013

Winter 2013

PSCI1031A-W13 Lecture (Fuentes-George)