Popular Music Studie
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| Number of credits | 15 |
| Course offered (semester) | Fall |
| Subject overlap | None |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
English
Pre-requirements
None
Learning Outcomes
Students who have completed the course
- can account for how cultural and historical conditions can affect the development of popular music genres and styles.
- recognize a broad selection of popular music genres and styles.
Contact Information
Grieg Academy - Department of Music. E-mail: studierettleiar@grieg.uib.no
Course offered (semester)
Fall
Exam offered (semester)
Fall
Language of Instruction
English
Course Unit Level
Bachelor
Access to the Course Unit
None
Aim and Content
The course aims to give a broad basis for the study of popular music.
The course gives an introduction to central approaches in popular music studies. The course takes as a point of departure theoretical perspectives from both the social sciences and the humanities. Specific topics to be explored and discussed include the music industry; readings of popular music texts in relation to race, class, age and gender; music video and popular music in film; ethnographic and historical approaches; world music and world beat; and issues related to globalization.
Learning Outcomes
Students who have completed the course
- can account for how cultural and historical conditions can affect the development of popular music genres and styles.
- recognize a broad selection of popular music genres and styles.
Pre-requirements
None
Subject Overlap
None
Teaching Methods
Teaching takes place in the form of lectures. There is also an obligatory seminar for presentation of the term paper.
Compulsory Requirements
Attendance at lectures and seminars.
The students will present their drafts of their term papers orally in seminar form.
All instruction is obligatory. Absence of more than 20% leads to loss of right to take the exam. All mandatory instruction must be completed and approved of before the exam. Approved obligatory activities are valid for 2 semesters after they are completed.
Assessment methods
Term paper of ca. 5000-6000 words. This paper will be either a reading (analysis/interpretation) of a specific musical text, or a discussion of a research question in which the task is to set the music within a specific cultural, social or historical context. The term paper can be written in Norwegian or English.
Internal evaluation with at least two examiners.
Grading Scale
Letter grade from A to F.
Reading List
Reading list of approximately 1200 pages, of which some will be core readings (2/3), and the rest supporting literature. The students will themselves choose texts to use as supporting literature.
Place of Teaching
Bergen
Course Unit Evaluation
The teaching will be evaluated in accordance with the University of Bergen's quality assurance system.
Contact Information
Grieg Academy - Department of Music. E-mail: studierettleiar@grieg.uib.no