230737 Englisch: English Special Topics: Popular Music in English 1945 to the Present, level B2/C1 (S) (SoSe 2017)

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This course will focus on the rise of popular music in the English-speaking world after 1945. Special attention will be paid to the political and cultural impact of particular musical movements. Through listening, discussion, and writing students will examine the implications of the music we listen to. Topics include (subject to change)
• The rise of punk music in the 1970s
• The two-tone movement and its impact on race relations
• The influence of David Bowie
• Fan culture
• Elvis Presley and the loss of innocence in the 1950s
• The emergence of rap and hip hop in the 1980s
• Drug imagery in popular music
• Songs of protest and demonstration
• Auto-tune and the commoditization of music
• Sexual and gender identity in music
• National identity in popular music
• English music in the non-English world: music as a lingua franca

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Successful completion of any B2-rated course or C-Test of the Language Center (for dates please see http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/fachsprachenzentrum/tests.html)

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23-FSZ-M20 Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in den Fremdsprachen Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in den Fremdsprachen 1. Teil Study requirement
Ungraded examination
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Spracherwerb: Spezifische Fertigkeiten bzw. Spezialisierung in der Fremdsprache 2. Teil Study requirement
Ungraded examination
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Degree programme/academic programme Validity Variant Subdivision Status Semester LP  
Fachsprachenzentrumskurse ENG   3  

Several short writing assignments (2-3) and one longer semester project.

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Limited number of participants: 20
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Type(s) / SWS (hours per week per semester)
seminar (S) / 2
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Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies
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