HIST0429A-S11
Brazilian Popular Music
Listening to Brazilian Popular Music
In this course we will study the roots, development, and contemporary trends in Brazilian popular music from both a historical and a cultural/literary perspective. We will focus on musical traditions as diverse as samba, bossa nova, and Brazilian rap, as well as on literary texts that, since the late 19th century, question the very notion of popular music in Brazil. Singers and composers analyzed will include Carmen Miranda, Tom Jobim, and MV Bill. Writers such as Machado de Assis and Lima Barreto will provide us with a literary counterpart to thinking about Brazilian popular music. Proficiency in Portuguese or Spanish recommended.
In this course we will study the roots, development, and contemporary trends in Brazilian popular music from both a historical and a cultural/literary perspective. We will focus on musical traditions as diverse as samba, bossa nova, and Brazilian rap, as well as on literary texts that, since the late 19th century, question the very notion of popular music in Brazil. Singers and composers analyzed will include Carmen Miranda, Tom Jobim, and MV Bill. Writers such as Machado de Assis and Lima Barreto will provide us with a literary counterpart to thinking about Brazilian popular music. Proficiency in Portuguese or Spanish recommended.
- Term:
- Spring 2011
- Location:
- Le Chateau 109(CHT 109)
- Schedule:
- 1:45pm-2:35pm on Wednesday at CHT 109 (Feb 7, 2011 to May 9, 2011)
2:50pm-4:05pm on Monday, Wednesday at CHT 109 (Feb 7, 2011 to May 9, 2011) - Type:
- Seminar
- Instructors:
- Darien Davis Fernando Rocha
- Subject:
- History
- Department:
- History
- Division:
- Humanities
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AAL HIS LIT
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- PGSE0429A-S11
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 22098
- Subject Code:
- HIST
- Course Number:
- 0429
- Section Identifier:
- A