Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music
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Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music
This course is part of Fandom and Popular Culture in the Digital Age Specialization
Instructor: Christopher Haynes
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What you'll learn
Define and describe the dynamics of popular music and its relationship with fandom, popular culture, and digital media
Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through analytical writing and creative expression
Engage with pop culture and fandom communities by leveraging online platforms to make connections and synthesize learning
Reflect on your personal relationship to popular music, popular art, and how popular culture intersects with memory and nostalgia
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There are 3 modules in this course
In "Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music," you will explore the intersections of fandom and popular culture using pop music as a framework. You will apply your skills of self-reflection and close reading/analysis to a few case studies of pop musicians and the ways in which their art inhabits and evolves in pop culture spaces. You will learn about what it means to be a music fan, and therefore to be a fan in general. Along the way, you’ll have the chance to express your creativity as a fan by making something to contribute back into your fandom. This project will ask you to apply your self-reflection and close reading frameworks, and will ground your studies of fandom and pop culture in your lived experience (both physical and virtual).
Course-Level Learning Outcomes * Define and describe the dynamics of popular music and its relationship with fandom, popular culture, and digital media * Apply critical self-reflection and close reading frameworks through analytical writing and creative expression * Engage with pop culture and fandom communities by leveraging online platforms to make connections and synthesize learning * Reflect on your personal relationship to popular music, popular art, and how popular culture intersects with memory and nostalgia Course 2 Skills: * Analysis * Evaluation * Critical Thinking * Communication * Creativity * Close Reading
In this module, you will explore the shape and scope of pop music fandom by analyzing not only the music itself through a few high-profile case studies, but also considering the ways we access music in the digital age and the connection between music and memory, nostalgia and community.
What's included
3 videos8 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt2 plugins
3 videos•Total 18 minutes
- Fandom, Community, and Identity in Popular Music•6 minutes
- The Shape and Scope of Pop Music Fandom•3 minutes
- Interview with Dr. Adam Bradley Pt 1: The Fan and the Critic•9 minutes
8 readings•Total 171 minutes
- Course Updates and Accessibility Support•1 minute
- The Shape and Scope of Pop Music Fandom Explained•20 minutes
- Beyoncé: A Case Study•30 minutes
- Taylor Swift: A Case Study•30 minutes
- Choose Your Own Adventure...•60 minutes
- Optional Additional Readings•10 minutes
- Making Fandom Project Description•15 minutes
- Download the Self-Reflection and Awareness Framework Quick Reference•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Definitions in Popular Music•20 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
- Share Your Music Fandom...•15 minutes
2 plugins•Total 35 minutes
- Media Studies 101: "Technology and Agency"•15 minutes
- Understanding Media and Culture: "The Evolution of Popular Music•20 minutes
In this module, you will explore the joys of “close listening” by digging deeper into your music fandom and the ways in which it connects to your identity and to your engagement with digital media. You’ll prepare your Making Fandom project for submission, and have a chance to revisit the self-reflection and analysis frameworks we’ve been practicing and applying. You’ll also learn about hip hop culture and representation through a case study of rapper Kendrick Lamar.
What's included
3 videos6 readings1 discussion prompt
3 videos•Total 20 minutes
- Close Listening and Cultural Change•3 minutes
- Interview with Dr. Adam Bradley Pt 2: Deep Listening•10 minutes
- Interview with Dr. Adam Bradley Pt 3: Pop Music, Activism, and a Call to Action•7 minutes
6 readings•Total 190 minutes
- Kendrick Lamar: A Case Study•30 minutes
- Choose Your Own Adventure...•60 minutes
- Optional Additional Readings•30 minutes
- Self-Reflection and Awareness Framework•20 minutes
- Close Reading and Analysis Framework•20 minutes
- Preparing Your Making Fandom Project Submission•30 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 30 minutes
- Activity: Favorite Song or Album Dissection•30 minutes
In this module, you will explore how pop music fandom travels the globe by digging into the example of k-pop (a music and dance aesthetic originating in South Korea). While you’re preparing your Making Fandom project for submission, you will learn about the digital media channels that facilitate global pop, and consider some of the influence these global patterns have had on American music, culture, and politics.
What's included
4 videos4 readings1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts1 plugin
4 videos•Total 25 minutes
- Globalized and Mobilized•2 minutes
- Interview with Dr. Adam Bradley Pt 4: The 21st-Century Music Fan•7 minutes
- Interview with Dr. Adam Bradley Pt 5: Engaging with Fans in a Genre-Less Music Industry•13 minutes
- Conclusion: Globalized and Mobilized Pop Music Fandom•3 minutes
4 readings•Total 98 minutes
- K-Pop and the Globalization of Pop Music: A Case Study•3 minutes
- Digital Platforms Spotlight: Patreon and Bandcamp•20 minutes
- Choose Your Own Adventure...•60 minutes
- Optional Additional Readings•15 minutes
1 assignment•Total 20 minutes
- Course Content Review•20 minutes
1 peer review•Total 60 minutes
- Making Fandom Project•60 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 35 minutes
- Close Reading and Analysis Prompt•15 minutes
- Applying Your Skills in Your Community(ies)•20 minutes
1 plugin•Total 10 minutes
- Understanding Media and Culture: "Globalization of Media"•10 minutes
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