Discover how Black music moves the U.S. and the world soundscapes!. An interdisciplinary analysis of the aesthetics and politics of Black popular music since World War II, with an emphasis on the “Black Awakening” of the 1960s. This Critical Ethnic Studies 2000-level seminar introduces students to the complexities and nuances of intersectionality, gender, disability, and decolonial theory and philosophy in imperialist and non-imperialist societies. Drawing from a range of disciplines—including Africana, Indigenous, Asian American, and Latinx Studies, as well as Gender, Disability, and Cultural Studies—this course amplifies black and global voices of resistance and creativity that continue to transform how the world listens, moves, and imagines freedom.
- Instructor: Eva Silot Bravo