Popular music has long been a subject of academic inquiry, with college and university classes taught on Elvis Presley and The Beatles, along with more contemporary artists like Beyoncé and Outcast. This edited volume, to be published by McFarland & Company, seeks to draw upon the knowledge and expertise of instructors from a variety of disciplines (e.g. Music, Cultural Studies, English, Literature, History, Political Science, Education, Art, Foreign Language, Communication Studies, etc.) who have taught a class on popular music. While proposals on music theory are certainly welcome, the focus of this volume will be more about how instructors explore the history, musical catalog, and socio-cultural influence of a specific artist (solo, duo, group), genre, or other relevant subject. In additional to discussing course content, instructors should also address the challenges, successes, and failures teaching a class on their particular subject. It is hoped this volume will serv!
e as a valuable resource for instructors looking to teach popular music in the classroom.
Proposals will be considered from a variety of music genres including, but not limited to: classic rock, punk, country, EDM, hard rock, new wave, pop, rap, folk, heavy metal, hip hop, alternative, grunge, and Britpop.
Other possible topic areas include classes designed around music eras (50s, 60s, 70s, etc.), innovators (Les Paul, Phil Spector, Brian Wilson), events (Live Aid, Amnesty International: A Conspiracy of Hope Tour), and technological developments (radio, records, CDs, Mp3, streaming).
Interested individuals should submit a proposal (3-5 pages) and a brief author biography to dfw@NebrWesleyan.edu by June 1, 2017.
Authors should know that, due to the complexity surrounding copyright to song lyrics, McFarland has a strict policy regarding this. In short, no song lyrics will be allowed without permission from the rightsholder.
Please direct any questions about this project to:
Dr. Dave Whitt, Nebraska Wesleyan University
O: 402.465.2387
Email: dfw@NebrWesleyan.edu
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