Undergraduate Program
Unique No. see course schedule
Faculty: Kearney, M
Class Time: MWF 1100 - 1200P
Room: CMA 3.120
Screening Time: M 500 - 730P
Room: CMA 3.116
Writing Comp: Y
Comm/Cult Req: Y
Closing Limit: 30
Cross-Listed WGS 345
Must be an RTF major with a UT GPA of at least a 2.25 and have upper-division standing. The following coursework with a grade of at least C in each: RTF 305, either 314 or 316, and 6 additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in RTF.
This course does not require consent. Registration is open via the online registration system to all RTF majors.
Students must attend the first class or they will be dropped.
An introduction to the study of gender and rock culture, this course provides students with a broad, foundational understanding of the concepts, theories, and methodologies used in critical analyses of rock's various gendered constructions. Rather than taking a musicological perspective, this course uses a socio-cultural approach to examine a myriad of gendered sites within rock culture. Therefore, music and song lyrics will not be our only or primary objects of study; our exploration of rock's gendered culture will also include studies of the roles, practices, technologies, and institutions associated with the production and consumption of rock music. Given the historical dominance of male perspectives in studies of popular music, the course is strongly informed by feminist scholarship and theories of gender.