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.
