PLT2040

Raging against the machine: the politics of rock and global identities

(ART)

Pete Lentini

8 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton + Prohibition: COS2840

Synopsis: The subject is organised around four core definitions of politics: issues pertaining to the state and government; /who gets what, when, how0; a force with the ability to move individuals; and the authoritative allocation of value. These definitions merge with analyses of identity politics to argue that members of the marginalised communities and /neo-tribes0 associated around post-cold war rock genres use their music to advance their political agendas, celebrate their lifestyles and histories and use the music to form /social cement0 to strengthen their /neo-tribes0.

Assessment: Essay (3000 words): 50% + A take-home exam (equivalent to 3000 words): 50%