Splash Biography
ALEXA DAUGHERTY, Music, Human Rights, & Cat Enthousiast
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Major: Political Science College/Employer: UChicago Year of Graduation: 2016 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)A1241: You Say You Want A Revolution: An Historical Look at Music Propelling Politics in Splash! Fall 2013 (Oct. 05, 2013)
Oh Picket lines and picket signs/ Don't punish me with brutality/ Talk to me so you can see/ What's going on – from What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye (1971)
From the Rolling Stones to Kendrick Lamar, music reflects and shapes the political structure from which it originates. We'll analyze lyrics, songs, and artists from an anthropological viewpoint. We'll also discuss the idea of a 'song' dynamically—as a function of artist, structure, lyrics, and social context—more than just as a ‘rad’ mp3.
A1249: You Say You Want a Revolution: A Historical Look at Music Propelling Politics in Cascade! Fall 2013 (Oct. 22, 2013)
From the Rolling Stones to Kendrick Lamar, music has often reflected and helped to shape the political structure from which it originates. In this class, we will analyze lyrics, songs, and artists from an anthropological viewpoint. We will also discuss the idea of a ‘song’ dynamically – as a function of artist, structure, lyrics, and social context, rather than just as a ‘rad’ mp3 file in iTunes.
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