Women in Rock Music 1.2.5-EC-WRM
Course objectives:
The aim of this course is to give students a chance to see the development of female rock music from the 1960s to the present day. Although men dominate the world of rock music in the aspect of quantity, women are at least as important when it comes to quality. This shortage in numbers demonstrates that rock music was born as a highly sexist and patriarchal branch of pop-culture, and is still perceived by many in this way. However, from the very beginnings of rock culture (i.e. the 1960s), we can observe the growing importance of female artists, first as exceptions to the general rule, then as the loosely connected constellation of self-aware vocalists and musicians who want to function within the rock zone on their own terms, not just as female equivalents of a stereotypical male rocker. In other words, the emergence of female rock artists is closely connected to the attempts to make their sexuality and identity visible, i.e. to break the dominating – and thus discriminating – norm.
-----------------
Course content:
Selection of songs/albums by various female rock artists
----------------
Methods of instruction/ forms of classroom activity
video and audio presentations, discussion, student presentation, ICT tolols/e-learning - MSTeams
Student workload
Study level
Education profile
Type of course
elective courses
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes acc to PRK 2019
Knowledge:
1. The student has knowledge regarding linguistic and cultural aspects of the female rock music (k_W02 P6S_WG)
2. The student knows facts regarding history, geography and politics of English spekaing coutries in relation to rock music (k_W06/P6S_WG)
Skills:
3. The student can use the terminology and discuss topics regarding women in rock (k_U01/P6S_UW)
4. The student can recognize different types of cultural products of rock music and can perform their critical analysis and assess their relevance and impact in cultural processes (k_U02/P6S_UW)
Social competences:
5. The student is ready to participate in cultural life and use its various forms (k_K04/P6S_KO)
Assessment criteria
Forms of evaluation of learning outcomes:
1. Student presentation - 20% of the final grade (outcome 1,2,3,4)
2. Active participation in classes - 80% of the final grade (1,2,3,4,5)
Bibliography
Reading list:
Amburn, Ellis. Pearl. The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin. 1992.
Blandford, James R. PJ Harvey: Siren Rising. 2004.
Gordon, Kim. Girl in a Band: A Memoir. 2015.
McNeil, Legs and Gillian McCain. Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk. 1996.
Salewicz, Chris. Mick and Keith: Parallel Lines. 2002.
Smith, Patti. Just Kids. 2010.
Sounes, Howard. Notes from the Velvet Underground. 2015.
Thomson, Graeme. Under the Ivy: The Story of Kate Bush. 2010.
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: