BOB DYLAN’S MULTITUDES

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: arch.rice.edu/academics/courses

The seminar centers on the seminal figure of Bob Dylan (1941) and his impact on world culture. We will study a set of critical songs and writings selected from the artist’s vast catalogue of production (music, literature, art, criticism, etc.) In particular we will examine in detail the architecture of these songs, their composition, structure and imagery.