University of Calgary
School of Creative and Performing Arts
MUSI 402.12 - Topics in Popular Music (Punk to Present (1977-)) - Spring 2019
Selected topics examining commercial music from a critical perspective. Topics may include the examination of the work of specific creators or performers, the recording industry, the impact of specific instruments (guitar, percussion, electronic media, etc), or cross-cultural influences.
This course may be repeated for credit.
This course may be repeated for credit.
Hours
- H(3-0)
Sections
LEC 2 MW 09:00 - 11:45 Outline Notes: This course examines popular musics of the late 1970s up until the present time. In particular, this course will examine the rise of rap and hip-hop culture through the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and the current decade in which it has overtaken rock music as the best selling genre/style worldwide.
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