Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the recent history of representations of gender and sexuality in western popular musics
- theories of difference (gender; sexuality; race; intersectionality) and their application to the analysis of performance and popular music
- style and genre in the popular music repertoire
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- demonstrate your understanding of a topic through writing
- use appropriate bibliographical and research tools – recorded, printed and online
- engage critically with cultural materials
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- read, annotate, and summarise critical literature from a range of disciplines (for example gender theory, social sciences and philosophy)
- interrogate musical texts through methodologies derived from gender theory and popular music studies
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate technical and stylistic elements of popular music performances
- locate popular music performances in a historical and social context
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 24 |
| Independent Study | 126 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Disruptive Divas: feminism, identity & popular music. Lori Burns and Mélisse LaFrance. New York: Routledge, 2002.
Musicology and Difference: Gender and Sexuality in Music Scholarship. Ruth A. Solie. University of California Press, 1995.
Audible Traces: Gender, Identity, and Music. Elaine Barkin and Lydia Hamessley. Carciofoli, 1999.
Performance Analysis: An Introductory Coursebook. Counsell, Colin, and Wolf, Laurie (Eds). Performance Analysis: An Introductory Coursebook. New York: Routledge, 2001.
Feminine Endings: Music, Gender, and Sexuality. Susan McClary. University of Minnesota Press, 2002.
Analysing Popular Music: Image, Sound and Text. Machin, David. Analysing Popular Music: Image, Sound and Text. London: Sage, 2010.
Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song. Moore, Alan F. Song Means: Analysing and Interpreting Recorded Popular Song. Farnham: Ashgate, 2012.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Annotated bibliography | 40% |
| Essay | 60% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 60% |
| Annotated bibliography | 40% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External