CHID 496 A: Focus Groups

QUEER SONICS - LGBTQIA+ REPRESENTAT AND CULTURE THROUGH MUSIC ___ IN THIS COURSE, WE WILL EXPLORE HOW MUSIC CORRELATES WITH QUEER EXPERIENCES AND IDENTITIES, AND VICE VERSA, BY INTERROGATING DIFFERENT SONGS, INTERVIEWS, BLOGS, AND OTHER FORMS OF MUSIC-RELATED MEDIA. WE WILL DISCUS HOW QUEER MUSIC PLAYS A ROLE IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND OUR DEEPLY PERSONAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MUSIC AND MEMORIES. QUEER AND TRANS REPRESENTATION IN A POP CULTURE PHENOMENON SUCH AS MUSIC IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND WE WILL IDENTIFY HOW PROMINENT LGBTQIA+ MUSICIANS HAVE IMPACTED BROADER ISSUES AND CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING QUEERNESS.