MUSIC 2372 Songs of the Summer: Social Histories of U.S. Popular Music
Course description
This course takes a selection of hit “songs of the summer” from the past fifty years as entry points into pivotal moments in U.S. history. Popular music not only reflects social issues; it also shapes public perception and at can fuel social change, from contexts ranging from the civil rights movement, to US imperialist projects, to the HIV/AIDs crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, movements like BlackLivesMatter and MeToo, and struggles for trans rights. (HC)
Summer 2025: Online course
Ethnomusicologist and associate professor of music, Cornell University
| Section ID: | MUSIC 2372 001-LEC |
| Number: | 1425 |
| Session: | Summer 3-week 3 |
| Class dates: | July 14-August 1, 2025 |
| Mode of instruction: | Online (async) |
| Final exam/project due: | (see Final exams) |
| Credit: | 3 |
| Grade: | Student option |
| Instructor: | Appert, C. (cma249) |
| Max. enroll: | 20 |
| Related: | Cross-listed with FGSS 2372 001-LEC Cross-listed with AMST 2372 001-LEC |
| To enroll: | See Register and Dates & Deadlines for enrollment information. See Online Learning FAQs. |