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LA ST 311

Latin America and the Cultures of Popular Music

3 units

Fall 2021

Topics

  • Latin American popular music
  • Corrido, salsa, samba, bossa nova, and tango
  • Rock and hip-hop
  • Music as social critique

Readings

  • Hess, Carol. Experiencing Latin American Music. University of California Press, 2018.
    unspecified
Fall 2017

Topics

  • Develop a historical and theoretical knowledge of Latin American popular music
  • Improve critical thinking and writing skills
  • Appreciate the wide variety of music in Latin America and its role in the region's history
  • Produce a polished oral presentation on a movement or subgenre in Latin American popular music

Readings

  • Mark Brill, Music of Latin America and the Caribbean. New York: Pearson, 2011 (or newer edition)
    unspecified
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