PS 215 - Politics of Rock and Roll

Semester Hours: 4

This course examines the relationship between one of the most powerful forces of the 20th and 21st centuries - rock and roll music - and the political realm. The course focuses on the development of rock and roll in the post-war environment as well as the role the music played in the political and social tumult of the 1960s. Finally, attention is given to the interconnections between the music and the sociopolitical culture of the succeeding decades. Some of the artists covered include: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, and Michael Jackson.