| Unit name | The Sociology of Popular Music |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SOCI30048 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Professor. Marshall |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit's central premise is that the creation and re-creation of value judgements are central to the consumption of popular music. However, these judgements are not individual whims but the outcome of wider sociological factors. The unit therefore investigates the sociological basis of popular music value judgements. This is achieved through an analysis of the most important factors within pop music discourse (such as the notion of authenticity and genre-rules) as well as by discussing how key social factors such as gender divisions and globalisation affect our understandings of popular music.
