COMM 414 - Music, Media, and Culture

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: Communications media major or minor, or popular music studies certificate and junior standing
Examines the intersections between media technologies, popular music, and culture. May include technology’s constant influence in musical performance, production, and distribution; the music industry’s marketing of popular music; popular music’s relationship to cultural identity (e.g., race, gender, sexuality); and music as a cultural practice.