History of Rock in Chile, 1950-2000

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

In this course, students will analyze one of the most important cultural expressions of the West in the second half of the 20th century, Rock, and how it is imported from a world with different characteristics - Anglo-Saxon America-, to become an element with identity national in light of its coexistence with customs and experiences typical of Chilean society and culture. The course will be outlined from a historiographical perspective of new cultural history, understanding the Chilean history of the last century in light of its symbolic representations linked to rock, both sound, visual and audiovisual. Variable interest such as youth, society, popular culture, pop music, etc. will be recognized.