Week 9 (March 1-5) - Popular music, politics and resistance

Tuesday 2: Lecture & class discussion

Assigned readings:

Baker, Geoffrey. “Hip Hop Revolucion! Nationalizing Rap in Cuba.” Ethnomusicology, 49/3, 2005, pp. 368-402;

Nooshin, Laudan. “Subversion and Countersubversion: Power, Control, and Meaning in the New Iranian Pop Music.” In Randall, A.J. (ed.) Music, Power, and Politics. NY/London: Routledge, 2005, pp. 231-272.

Additional reading:

Vila, Pablo. “Rock Nacional and Dictatorship in Argentina.” Popular Music, 6/2, 1987, pp. 129-148.

Thursday 4: Film screening & class discussion

Film: Amandla: A Revolution in Four Part Harmony. By Lee Hirsch. ATO Pictures, 2003.

Film reading:

Viljoen, Stella. “En Route to the Rainbow Nation: South African Voices of Resistance.” In Richard Young (ed.) Music, Popular Culture, Identities. Amsterdam / New York: Rodopi, 2002, pp. 319-337.