WGSS
338
Latina/o/x Musical Cultures: Sounding Out Gender, Race, and Sexuality
Last Offered Spring 2013
Division II
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
AMST 339
/ COMP 338
/ LATS 338
/ WGSS 338
This course is not offered in the current catalog or this is a previous listing for a current course.
Class Details
In this class we will investigate a wide variety of Latina/o/x popular musical forms, with particular attention to issues of gender, sexuality, and ethno-racial identity. Employing interdisciplinary materials and approaches, this course focuses on the sonic and visual analysis of contemporary Latina/o/x popular music and the identities of its producers, performers, and audiences. We will focus on the following questions, among others: How are hybrid Latina/o/x identities expressed through popular music and dance? In what ways do gender, sexuality, and ethno-racial identity inform the performance and interpretation of particular Latina/o musical forms? What unique role does sound play in our understanding of popular music and identity?
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 3667
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 12
Expected: 12
Class#: 3667
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
class participation, one semester-long original research project conducted in stages
Prerequisites:
prior courses in AMST, LATS, or WGSS; not open to first-year students
Enrollment Preferences:
Latina/o Studies concentrators, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies majors, and American Studies majors by seniority
Distributions:
Division II
Writing Skills
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
AMST 339 Division II COMP 338 Division II LATS 338 Division II WGSS 338 Division II
AMST 339 Division II COMP 338 Division II LATS 338 Division II WGSS 338 Division II
WS Notes:
Students are required to complete a semester-long research paper in steps, each of which is evaluated and completed again as needed. These include an abstract (1-2 pages), annotated bibliography (2-5 pages), outline (2-7 pages), rough draft (2 at 6-10 pages), peer editing exercise, and final draft (10-12 pages). The intention is that students learn practical skills related to effective writing and to encourage them to engage in writing in planned stages with consistent feedback.
Attributes:
AMST Arts in Context Electives
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
AMST Critical and Cultural Theory Electives
GBST Borders, Exiles + Diaspora Studies Electives
LATS Core Electives
WGSS Racial Sexual + Cultural Diversity Courses
WGSS Theory Courses
AMST Comp Studies in Race, Ethnicity, Diaspora
AMST Critical and Cultural Theory Electives
GBST Borders, Exiles + Diaspora Studies Electives
LATS Core Electives
WGSS Racial Sexual + Cultural Diversity Courses
WGSS Theory Courses
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WGSS 338 - SEM Latina/o Musical Cultures
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