American Ethnicities and Popular Song
Examines how popular song shapes US ethnic and racial identities, focusing on music's role in perpetuating racism and serving as protest and anti-racist activism.
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What you’ll be able to do
define race and ethnicity and commonly used terms and concepts related to them
recognize ethnic and racial stereotypes and caricatures and analyze the effects of their use in American popular song
explain the cultural power inherent in names and the act of naming and the use of popular song to amplify or diminish that power with respect to racially defined groups
identify ways in which popular song contributes to the creation and maintenance of racially defined American spaces and places
describe and critique the process of cultural appropriation in American popular music
recall key events in the history of American protest music and apply knowledge of that history to the evaluation of current anti-racism initiatives
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Examination of the role played by popular song in the formation of ethnic and racial identities in the United States with particular emphasis placed on both music's role in the perpetuation of racism and its use as a form of protest and anti-racist activism.
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- Role of popular song in forming US ethnic and racial identities.
- Music's role in perpetuating racism.
- Use of music as protest and anti-racist activism.
- Cultural appropriation in American popular music.
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- Recognize ethnic and racial stereotypes and analyze their effects in American popular song.
- Describe and critique the process of cultural appropriation in American popular music.
- Recall key events in American protest music history and apply that knowledge to evaluate current anti-racism initiatives.
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