Course Overview by week including Key Dates.
| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction to the course: - Overview of syllabus - Group discussion
| N/A |
| Unit 1: Cosmopolitan Shanghai and the Birth of Chinese Popular Music | ||
| 2 | The Bright Lights of Shanghai | N/A |
| 3 | Decadent Sounds | N/A |
| 4 | Li Jinhui, the Stars of Shidaiqu, and Perils of Performance | Posting Item 1 to class Tumblr due |
| 5 |
Interlude: Postwar Changes and the Rise of Gangtai / Lewis Library Tour With Peter Munstedt | Paper 1 due |
| Unit 2: Popular Music and Politics in the People's Republic | ||
| 6 | The Sounds of Revolution | Scalar in-class learning session 1 due |
| 7 | Political Reform, Gangtai in the PRC, and the Rise of Tongsu | N/A |
| 8 | Nothing To My Name: Forays Into Yaogun | N/A |
| 9 | Musicians Respond to the Tiananmen Protests | N/A |
| 10 | Rocking On the Brink of the New Millennium |
Scalar in-class learning session 2 due Review quiz |
| 11 | Interlude: Centers and Peripheries | Posting Item 2 to class Tumblr due |
| Unit 3: Performing Taiwaneseness | ||
| 12 | Sounding the Beautiful Island, Overview and Historical Foundations | N/A |
| 13 | Popular Music and Cultural Politics in Taiwan | Paper 2 Due |
| 14 | The Mandopop Mainstream | N/A |
| 15 | The Indie Underground | N/A |
| Unit 4: Language, Identity, and Gender in Hong Kong Cantopop | ||
| 16 | Singing the Fragrant Harbor | Scalar in-class learning session 2 due |
| 17 | Gendering Cantopop | Posting Item 3 to class Tumblr due |
| 18 | Sounds like Hong Kong? Language and Identity in Cantopop, Part 1 | Final project proposal due |
| 19 | Sounds like Hong Kong? Language and Identity in Cantopop, Part 2 | Introduction of final project due in class |
| Unit 5: Globalization, Diaspora, and the Boundaries of "Chinese" Popular Music | ||
| 20 | Hip-hop, Around the World and Back Again 1 | Paper 3 Due |
| 21 | Hip-hop, Around the World and Back Again 2 | N/A |
| 22 | Transnational Pop Superstars: Jay Chou and Wang Leehom | N/A |
| 23 | Karaoke Heroes in "Chinese" America, Part 1 | Posting Item 4 to class Tumblr due |
| 24 | Karaoke Heroes in "Chinese" America, Part 2 | N/A |
| 25 | Course wrap-up | N/A |
| 26 | Final Presentations | N/A |