MUSC099
MUSIC & POLITICS
- Department
- Music
- Terms offered
- 2
- Data refreshed
- Jun 27, 2026
Description
Music and Politics explores intersections between music and politics. During the semester we will consider how, when, and why music reflects and influences political conditions and/or represents, instigates, expresses, critiques, or drives political sentiment. The course begins by introducing some important themes, issues, and approaches to the study of music and politics. We will then explore some significant case studies; these will include musical politics before and during the Nazi era in Germany, music and cold war politics, and the politics of popular music in the US and the world in the current century. Students will then begin to branch out, working as collaborative groups to explore topics and themes that relate to the broad theme of music and politics. Each group will design, produce, and publish the results of their collective work in a web-based format, incorporating text with music examples, images, video, and/or other graphics.
Syllabi
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Offering history & forecast 2018–2023
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 16% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2023 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
| 2018 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data for this term |
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.
Meeting times
Most recent first- Mon, Thu, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Estabrook Hall FMC 2023-1
- Wed, 1:30 PM–2:20 PM Geography Building G104 2023-2
- Mon, Wed, 4:15 PM–5:30 PM Estabrook Hall FMC 2018
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | Benjamin M. Korstvedt | Lecture | 1 | 19 of 18 enrolled | 22720 |
| Fall 2018 | Benjamin M. Korstvedt | Lecture | 1 | 15 of 15 enrolled | 26618 |