So it begins…
Welcome to the Fall 2006 semester. This is the page for students in my Popular Culture in English Speaking Countries
Week 1: The Roots of Popular Culture: From Blackface Minstrelsy to the Harlem Renaissance… and Beyond
This week, we talked about the roots of American and global popular culture in the tradition of blackface minstrelsy, and
Student Info Sheet
Hi everyone. Some students still haven’t given me Student Information Sheets. I’ve run out, but some people still need the
From Blues to Jazz…
Today I lectured a little about parallels between African-American and European musical traditions, focusing on musical structure and tradition of
Osmosis & Transformation: The Beats and Beyond
This week, my lecture will focus on the beats and perhaps a little on the later movement that grew out
Presentations Schedule (to Midterms)
Here is the Presentations Schedule from now until Midterms: 28 September: Yea Hyun & Min Jung on Elvis Presley Jin
Finally, an Update!
Finally, I’m getting around to updating this page. There was no handout for the lecture on English in India and
Pop Culture in the UK, Part 1
I’ll be using this Powerpoint Presentation to give you a rough (very rough!) overview of UK Pop Culture. We’ll hopefully
Pop Culture in the UK, Part 2
We looked at Monty Python again a little bit (includng the clips from last week, and a newly discovered “long-lost”
The Caribbean
Here we are, finally, somewhere warm–a welcome relief from the winter outside. This week, we’l discuss the Caribbean. This isn’t