MTV and Globalization: Music Video and Culture(s) around the World
MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm
Class Number: 32503
3 Credits (CASE A & H)
GLLC G210
Instructor: Matthew Kerchner
In this course students will
explore the development of the art form of the music video and consider how it
has evolved in countries around the globe, reacting to and expressing concerns
about both local and global issues. This will include understanding and
comparing and contrasting how artists from different countries use the form to
construct their identities, including the deployment of national and cultural
concepts, as well as gender, sexuality, masculinity and femininity, and
opinions on environmental, political, social, and economic concerns. While most
videos will be by mainstream artists in their respective countries, some will
be from artists in exile and indigenous peoples. Additionally, we will consider
the processes of globalization and “glocalization” in relation to music and
this particular art form and the impact of exporting and sharing popular and
youth culture in general. Our approach will be multi-disciplinary, utilizing
concepts and research from anthropology, sociology, media studies, and others.
