Fall 2026

Music Industries and Popular Culture

COMARTS 330 explores the contemporary popular music industries, focusing on the disruption caused by digital technologies and social media over the last two decades.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jeremy Morris4.1/5Benjamin Davis

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.25 GPA, 61.8% A/AB (n=76 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.25 GPA, 61.8% A/AB (n=76 letter grades).

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JEREMY MORRIS is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction80 / 700
DIS 301Classroom Instruction20 / 150
DIS 302Classroom Instruction20 / 150
DIS 303Classroom Instruction20 / 150
DIS 304Classroom Instruction20 / 150

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.25 GPA, 61.8% A/AB (n=76 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Popular music as a media industry component.
  • Music as subversive activism and commercial commodity.
  • Disruption by internet, digital technologies, and social media.
  • New methods for discovering, promoting, and sharing music.

Skills

  • Analyze the roles of various stakeholders in the music media industry.
  • Examine the impact of digital technologies and social media on music discovery and promotion.
  • Discuss the cultural and personal significance of music within creative industries.

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COMARTS 330 · Fall 2026

Music Industries and Popular Culture

Recorded 2026-09-07
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