MUSIC 362 - History and Memory in African American Music

Institution:

Reed College

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Description:

Full course for one semester. This course will consider the ways in which African American musical expression has offered critical perspectives on the past. Topics to be explored include the reception of the spiritual during the Harlem Renaissance; historical consciousness in sample-based hip-hop; resonances of southern history in soul music; and the "blues aesthetic" in literature and the visual arts. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Lecture-conference.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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