FYS 101-07: Revolutionary Music
Professor William Vogele
Pine Manor College :: Fall 2008
| Date | Topic | Assignment |
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7-Sep (SUN) 2-3pm |
FIRST MEETING: introductions | Portal homework (due on Thursday) |
| 8-Sep (MON) 9:30-11 |
Second MEETING: talking taking perspectives |
the "Maligned Wolf" In the afternoon, 1:30-4:30, faculty will be in their offices for informal discussions, and various offices will be open. Visit the InformationCommons in the Library. Info sessions on the Student Portal will be in Kresge @ 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30. |
| 9-Sept |
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| 11-Sep | What is YOUR music? | DUE today: (1) portal access homework; (2) reflection on Maligned Wolf |
| 16-Sep | What makes music social? what makes it political? | READING for THURSDAY: Acting in Concert, ch. 1 & 2 [Reading Questions and HOMEWORK]
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| 18-Sep | homework 3 (on Acting in Concert ch. 1) DUE | |
| 23-Sep | Focus: Civil Rights Pete Seeger Bernice Johnson Reagon |
MUSIC: music on Music Page Pete Seeger: We Shall Overcome (Youtube video) DISCUSSION: Acting in Concert, ch.2 - music and politics The American civil rights movement - overview
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| 25-Sep | READING: Music and Social Movements, ch. 4 | |
| 30-Sep | Readings Essay - Background summary | |
| 2-Oct | ||
| 7-Oct | Research Project - Part 1: Topic and Questions | |
| 9-Oct | Essay 1 DUE: Music of the Civil Rights Movement | |
| 13-Oct (Monday) |
Columbus Day - no college classes | |
| We have shifted our approach to what to listen to and think about -
you are now bringing your own music into class to share and discuss. This will
take some reorganizing. In the meantime some of existing artists and links are
listed below. We will figure out when to examine them.
The dates below list due dates and assignments - thus THEY ARE STILL RELEVANT! |
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| 14-Oct | READING: Music and Social Movements, ch. 5 | |
| 16-Oct | Research Project Part 1: DUE | |
| Friday-Sunday 17-19 Oct |
Leadership Symposium Weekend. | Bus departs PMC @2pm. We will return at about 11 Sunday morning |
| 21-Oct | ||
| 23-Oct | ||
| 28-Oct |
chapter 5 in Music and Social Movements |
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| 30-Oct | New Music (music page) | Listening and writing. |
| 4-Nov | ||
| 6-Nov | ||
| 11-Nov | More music on domestic issues | |
| 13-Nov | Library meeting. preliminary bibliography for research paper
due Tuesday 18 November. [finding sources and writing your paper] |
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| 18-Nov | Focus: International Resistance and Justice | READING: Acting in Concert, ch. 3 & 4 |
| Thomas Mapfumo Victor Jara Greece Fela Kuti Linton Kwesi Johnson |
[YOUTUBE video] Quilapayun (Chile): Assassination of President Salvador Allende [YOUTUBE video] interview with Thomas Mapfumo (Zimbabwe)[YOUTUBE video] Chimurenga music (Zimbabwe) [YOUTUBE video] Thomas Mapfumo (Zimbabwe) Africa Calling [YOUTUBE video] Fela Kuti (Nigeria) Sorrow Tears and Blood [YOUTUBE video] Linton Kwesi Johnson (England) Sonny's Lettah |
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| 20-Nov | ||
| 25-Nov | ||
| 26/27Nov | Thanksgiving Break | |
| Focus: labor Weavers Florence Reese Pete Seeger Woody Guthrie |
[YOUTUBE video] Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie: "Union
Maid" [YOUTUBE video] Pete Seeger: "Which Side are you On?" [YOUTUBE video] Rebel Diaz: "Which Side are you On?" |
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| 2-Dec | Research paper due. - for real.. | |
| 4-Dec | ||
| [??] Rebellious Music Party [??] | ||
| 9-Dec | READING: Acting in Concert, ch. 8 | |
| 11-Dec | Last day of our class | |
| 12-Dec (FRI) |
Last day of fall semester classes |
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FYS 101: First Year Seminar. Fall 2008. http://community.pmc.edu/vogelewi/fys101