FYSM 118 - Telling Stories Amid Choas:Narrative in 1960's Rock Music

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Trinity College

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During the tumultuous period we call the sixties (which actually extended-roughly-from late 1963 to early 1976) the arts of all kinds-from painting, sculpture, and architecture, to music, film, literature, and photography, underwent metamorphoses brought on by experimentation in presentation, content, viewpoint, and even in the way we approach and define "reality." In this course, we will look at one element of these arts: narrative in rock music. We'll ask such questions as: did it help to shape chaos into meaning Or did it add to the chaos Were the narratives epic or personal or both Which narratives, if any, are relevant decades later We will begin by looking at the nature of narratives, their elements, their construction, and their purposes. We will also look at the history of narrative and how it has changed-or not-over the last century or so. We will then apply what we find to the songs of Dylan, Lennon, Simon, King, Baez, Guthrie, Ochs, Mitchell, Hardin, Springsteen, and o 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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