MUSIC 2372

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MUSIC 2372
Songs of the Summer: Social Histories of U.S. Popular Music

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog.

This course takes a selection of hit "songs of the summer" from the past fifty years as entry points into pivotal moments in U.S. history. Popular music not only reflects social issues; it also shapes public perception and at can fuel social change, from contexts ranging from the civil rights movement, to US imperialist projects, to the HIV/AIDs crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, movements like BlackLivesMatter and MeToo, and struggles for trans rights.


Last 4 terms offered 2024SU

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, SCD-AS) (CA-AG, D-AG, LA-AG)

When Offered Summer.

Course Subfield (HC)

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Syllabi: none

  •   Three Week - Three.  Combined with: AMST 2372, FGSS 2372

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1425 MUSIC 2372   LEC 001

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    • Jul 14 - Aug 1, 2025

    • Appert, C

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Asynchronous

    This Summer Session class is offered by the School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions. For details visit: https://sce.cornell.edu/courses/roster.