Latin American Rock Cultures
Studies the transnational emergence of rock'n'roll and its specific cultural and musical productions in Latin America, focusing on identity, politics, and industry.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.43 GPA, 65.2% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.58 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Describe music's role in societies and the idea of the nation as a sonic territory whose musical performances define national, cultural, racial, class, and gender identities.
Analyze what makes Latin American rock strictly Latin American and what role it has played in dictatorial and post-dictatorial societies.
Explain how Latin American youth have claimed their agency, identity, and social leading roles through rock music.
Explain how the market, media, and the music industry have shaped and influenced the development of rock.
Explain the position and presence of women, non-heterosexuals, and Indigenous in the Latin American rock cultures.
Source: UW Guide
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.43 GPA, 65.2% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.58 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).
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Topics
- Origins and global spread of rock'n'roll
- Rock music in political and dictatorial contexts
- Gender, sexuality, and Indigenous representation in rock culture
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- Analyzing the role of music in defining national, cultural, and social identities, and understanding rock's function in political contexts.
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