Transcript GLST 490 – Day 19

GLST 490 – Day 19
Review for the November 16th Mid-term
 Thanks to the volunteers who offered to help
Oscar unload his instruments on November 18th –
the same day the journals are due – and to Laurent
for arranging for Eric to come in and talk to us
about, and perform, some flamenco and fado on
November 23rd.
 Today we will review for the mid-term on the 16th
(next Tuesday). Upon further reflection, I think
we will cover some of the material on the midterm that we reviewed for before, so we have
something left to do on the final exam. See the
notes for Days 11-12 on the web for that material.
Today, we will cover what we have done since.
Review for the November 16th Mid-term
 Since the last review, we have covered soul, reggae, and
hip hop. The presentations have also covered:
electronica, indie music, hip hop, Arab folk, Scottish
folk, punk, salsa, Hawaiian, Armenian, Quebec pop,
and heavy metal. Autumn raised the issue whether
folks would feel comfortable with my putting these up
on the web site so the rest of the class could access
them. Any thoughts? I would have to check and see if I
have them all. Has anyone not sent me theirs?
 What were the musical roots of soul? Was it in a
sense a new form of race music? How did soul fit
into its times? What was the collaboration between
black and white musicians like in soul, and how did
it change over time?
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 How did the economics of the music began to change
with soul music and, what techniques, in particular,
distinguished the approach of Berry Gordy and
Motown?
 What music did soul evolve into or influence?
 What were the original popular forms of music in
Jamaica?
 Between the U.S. and Jamaica, which direction of
influence was predominant and how? Were there
exceptions?
 What was the role of the sound system in Jamaican
musical culture?
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 How did ska come into being and how did the original
studios evolve, and in what relationship to artists?
 Who were/ are the Rastafarians, what do they believe,
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and what role did they play in ska, rocksteady, and
reggae.
When did reggae start to go global and how?
Who were/ are the Rastafarians, what do they believe,
and what role did they play in ska, rocksteady, and
reggae.
When did reggae start to go global and how?
In what way did reverse racism play a role initially in
Bob Marley's life?
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 How did Marley's music speak to the experience
of black people to that of the downtrodden
everywhere?
 Did the notion of diaspora play a role in reggae
and/or Rastafarianism?
 How did Marley aim to be an agent of change,
but also a force for peace – in the world and in
Jamaica, more particularly?
 What was Marley and Rastas' attitudes towards
women?
 What has been the fate of reggae after Marley?
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 Who invented hip hop?
 How does hip hop differ from rap?
 Any thoughts as to why the cultural hearth of hip hop was
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the South Bronx or why it has been embraced so enthusiastically in poor neighbourhoods throughout the world?
What has the global impact of hip hop been, and has it
been predominately positive and negative?
What role has commercialization played in hip hop?
Any thoughts as to why, despite their relatively low socioeconomic status, Afro-American cultural products are so
influential on white North American youth, and on many
other non-Afro-American cultures around the world?
What similarities and differences do you see between the
various genres we have discussed so far?