| Course ID: | INTL 4675E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Music and Politics Around the World |
Course
Description: | The reciprocal relationship between music and politics around the
world. Political agendas and ideas advanced by music. How music
responds to domestic and international political events, such as
war, discrimination, and police brutality. How leaders interact
with music, including its use in propaganda and pushes for
censorship and prohibitions. |
| Oasis Title: | Music Politics Around World |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | By the end of the course, students should have a firm grasp of
the role that music plays in politics globally, and they should
have a solid understanding of its power as a tool for both
beneficial and harmful political change. |
| Topical Outline: | MODULE 1: MUSIC AS A FORM OF STATE CONTROL
MODULE 2: MUSIC AS PROPAGANDA
MODULE 3: MUSIC IN TIMES OF CONFLICT
MODULE 4: MUSIC AS ACTIVISM AND PARTICIPATION
MODULE 5: MUSIC AND REGIME CHANGE
MODULE 6: CENSORSHIP OF MUSIC
MODULE 7: MUSIC AS A TOOL OF HATE
MODULE 8: MUSIC AS A TOOL OF PEACE
MODULE 9: MUSIC, IDEOLOGY, AND VALUES
MODULE 10: MUSIC AND GENDER POLITICS |