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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2024 |
Registration ID | MUSCH122B001 |
Course Title | African Americans, Music, and the American Experience |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Music |
Instructor | Porras,Edwin |
Times and Days | MW 10:00am-11:25am
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Room Location | ROB200 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2780 How did African-American expressive culture become such an influential presence in the US? This course surveys the myriad genres and styles of African American Music from early jazz styles and urban blues to the birth of rhythm 'n blues, as well as contemporary expressions such as hip-hop. It explores development and impact of popular music particular to the United States, including its commercialization, mass mediation, and the penetration of mainstream America and the global market. Students will be introduced to seminal figures in the creation of African American popular music.; Enrollment Limit: 25.00 Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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