Body, Mind, and Soul: Elvis, Dylan, Springsteen and Postwar America

3 credits · Undergraduate

Rock and roll's transformation of American culture. Focus on three pivotal artists and their role in the history of each of their breakout decades: the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Readings and listenings on the African American roots of rock, the gendered dimensions of the genre, the role of dissent and accommodation in popular music. Issues of youth, alienation, religion, and individuality. [3] (US)