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This page will be updated to include the weekly playlists that correspond to the appropriate classes. It would be helpful for students to listen to these playlists in advance of the classes
Week 1 – ‘Rock and roll’ and the popular music consumer
Week 2 – I got the blues: American black popular music (1920-1970)
Week 2 – Music and the American counter-culture
Week 3 – Soul, funk and protest
Week 3 – Afrobeat and the politics of Fela Kuti
Week 4 – Roots, rock and reggae meets black British music
Week 4 – Black British music
Week 5 – From prog rock to metal: adventure in chords
Week 5: Heavy metal thunder
Week 6 – Punk and art rock
Week 6- New wave and post-punk
Week 7 – Disco and dancing
Week 7 – The birth of hip-hop
Week 9 – Gangsta rap
Week 9 – Rap and authenticity
Week 10 – Electronic music production
Week 10 – Dance music cultures
Week 11 – Britpop: branding Britishness
Week 11 – Indie
Week 12 – Boybands
Week 12 – Women and pop
Beyond Week 12 – Folk and Englishness