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Week 1: why study popular music
Week 1: popular music and consumerism
Week 2: American black popular music
Week 2: Music and the American counter-culture
Week 3: Soul music, protest and civil rights
Week 3: Afrobeat and the politics of Fela Kuti
Week 4: Roots, rock, reggae: the politics of Bob Marley
Week 5: Progressive rock?
Week 5: Heavy metal
Week 6: Blank Generation: punk and art rock
Week 6: Post-punk, or rip it up and start again
Week 7: Electric dreams: Disco and dancing
Week 7: From the street: the birth of hip-hop
Week 8: From gangster rap to conspicuous consumption
Week 8 Gender trouble: from rap to r&b
Week 9: Electronic music production
Week 9: Moral panics, dance music and rave culture
Week 10: Branding Britishness: Britpop
Week 10: Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll?
Week 11: Digital disruption and the music industry
Week 11: New music marketing in the 21st century
Week 12: Boybands
Further Reading: Folk and Englishness
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Week 11: New music marketing in the 21st century