HIST 457 - Rock and Roll as Art and History

Description:
This course is an experience of Rock and Roll through a multidimensional and multimedia approach that balances understanding the significance of rock and roll in its historical and cultural environment while focusing on the music.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Recognize the historical and cultural significance of rock and roll and be able to explain why Rock and Roll developed and how it has been transformed in recent times. A particular focus is to discuss the intertwining of music, meaning and generational issues over the last five decades of the 20^th century.
Develop oral and written skills to synthesize and communicate the relationship between historical causality and developments in popular culture.
To reflect on the music in non-cognitive ways that allows for ways of knowing that include empathic and aesthetic responsiveness.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
10/17/19

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Ellensburg