Assignment:
Choose a specific era of American history and write
a 10-12 page paper analyzing the relationship between American culture and
music of the time. Keep your paper very
tightly focused, covering no more than an approximately five-year time period. It may also be a good idea to focus on a
specific geographical region, because it may lead you to think in new ways
(i.e. How did the weather, population, economy, technology, or politics of this
particular place affect the music that was created there?)
Consider the following as you gather your thoughts,
but allow the logic of your paper’s thesis to guide your paper’s organization: What artists and performers best exemplify
the era, and to what extent did their music change our society? How did
historical events affect what musicians were doing? Who was the audience for this music, what
technologies were used in the distribution and consumption of the music, and
what did the music represent to them? This
paper is an analysis of music in cultural context, using a specific place or
moment as your case study.
Would like the focus of the thesis to be as specific as possible. A focus on the collision of drugs and music during the hippie movement or something along those lines.
Please use academic articles for sources, and as few websites as possible.
Thanks!
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