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.