HIST 348A - American Popular Music

Institution:

Catholic University of America

Subject:

History

Description:

This course seeks to investigate the social, economic, and cultural origins of popular music in American society during the twentieth century. In order to reconstruct the context in which very diverse musical styles arose, it is my hope to demystify the history and make clear the social and economic movements, which made rock `n¿ roll a permanent part of American popular music. Through a detailed analysis of popular music history from nineteenth century minstrelsy to the emergence of Tin Pan Alley in the twentieth century to the postwar world of rhythm and blues and the heyday of the counterculture of the 1960s, we will, through the use of lecture materials, books, movies, interviews, and music recordings try to reconstruct the emergence of a new legitimate popular music: Rock `n¿ Roll.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cua.edu

Phone Number:

(202) 319-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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