Popular Music in the USA: From Ragtime to Hip-Hop and Beyond

3 Credits

Surveys the musical styles, artists, audiences, and eras of American popular music in relation to the social, cultural, political, and historical contexts in which they emerged. Gives special attention to the diversity and intersecting nature of musical voices in the USA through the examination of musical styles including rock, rhythm and blues, country, punk, hip-hop, salsa, and beyond.