English Studies (ENGL) - Protest Songs

ENGL 2553  Protest Songs

Prerequisites:

Any 15 credits

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week or equivalent for a total of 12 hours.

Credits:

1

Description:

Students learn about protest songs as popular texts and manifestos for social change. They analyze the meaning of songs in their historical context, and as artworks that live on in popular culture, influencing new generations of artists and audiences. Students employ the skills of close reading to see how popular forms of social critique can get embedded into various cultures and countercultures.