50133 Music and Popular Culture
8cpRequisite(s): 50108 Contemporary Cultures OR 50229 Contemporary Cultures
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses. See access conditions.
Disciplinary Strand – Cultural Studies – 200 level
Subject coordinator: Dr Tony Mitchell
This subject covers a wide range of popular music from blues and jazz to dance, techno and electronica as well as the politics of the popular music industry, globally and in Australia. The particular focus of the subject is on the relationship of popular music to identity, locality, cultural geography and globalisation. Subject areas covered include methodological approaches to popular music and writing about music, world music, music, race and indigenisation, music and gender, rap and hip hop, film music, sampling, the Australian music industry, dance culture, bootlegging and French and Chinese popular music. The overall focus is on the social and cultural production and reception of popular music, rather than a musicological approach, and emphasis is placed on issues of ethnicity, authenticity, hybridity, syncretism, appropriation and the representation of social formations.
Typical availability
Spring semester, City campus
Detailed subject description.
Fee information
2009 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $866.83
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.
2009 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3,200.00
Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.
Subject EFTSL: 0.167Access conditions
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