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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Topic 1: The Frankfurt School, Adorno 1 Topic 2: The Frankfurt School, Adorno 2 Topic 3: The Reception and Critique of Adorno Topic 4: Jazz as Protest Topic 5: The Birmingham School (CCCS) Topic 6: The Study of British Subcultures in the 1970s Topic 7: The Critique of 1970s Subcultural Research and Post-subcultural Studies Topic 8: Popular Music Studies, IASPM, Simon Frith Topic 9: "Popular Music Studies" vs. "Popular Musicology" Topic 10: Analysis of Popular Music Topic 11: New Approaches to the Analysis of Popular Music Topic 12: Popular Music Research in the Czech Lands
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Attendace
- 26 hours per semester
- Homework for Teaching
- 15 hours per semester
- Semestral Work
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for the Exam
- 39 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course introduces theoretical approaches to popular music, or the development of popular music research in a global and domestic context.
Students will gain knowledge of the development of theoretical reflection on popular music, they will be able to think about scientific disciplines in a broader context, namely in relation to what determines their emergence and social significance.
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Prerequisites
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Students are expected to have an advanced knowledge of the history of musicology, scientific methodology and music theory.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance, Seminar Work
--thorough knowledge of the literature and the issues with which the student is introduced during the course --completion of the assigned tasks (good level of content and form) --student prepares and presents a paper on the assigned scientific study (length 25 min., text and pp of the presentation, possible use of music samples, etc.; in particular, the focus should be on methodology, theoretical approaches applied, their background, etc.) --activity and discussion during classes is also evaluated --if the student does not submit and present the assigned tasks within the given deadlines, he/she will not receive the attestation
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Recommended literature
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Adorno, T. W. (2002). Essays on Music. Berkeley.
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Blüml, Opekar. Popular Music Research behind the Iron Curtain. Berlin. 2025.
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Edwards, Tim. (2010). Kulturální teorie. Praha.
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Frith, Simon. (1998). Performing Rites: on the Value of Popular Music. Cambridge.
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Hebdige, Dick. (2012). Subkultura a styl. Praha.
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Willis, Paul. (1978). Profane Culture. London.
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