COURSE DESCRIPTIONVISST-3000 seminars continue developing students' visual analysis and research skills while providing students the opportunity for in-depth study of the visual/structural artifacts associated with a particular topic, region, or movement. Students will also engage with the relevant primary/secondary literature for the specific topic/theme. Courses will pay particular attention to the larger cultural, historical, and theoretical/ideological contexts in which the visual artifacts and structures under consideration were created. This course cannot fulfill the VISST-2000 requirement.SECTION DESCRIPTIONThe course examines the intersection of Rock and Roll as a cultural event/site/artefact and visual culture in three different areas: 1-as a sub-genre of popular music and visual media; 2-visual and narrative depictions of social and cultural rebellion and transgression; 3-commercialization and marketing of R & R as a commodification of "the cool and the rebellious." We will also look at the roots of R & R as a musical genre and in terms of overlapping subcultures across racial and gender identities. The class will assume an expanded definition of Rock that links it to Blues, R&B, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Folk, and C&W. Screenings and readings are also mindful of the global dimensions of R & R and its depiction in cinema. Ultimately, this is a course that is intended to combine seriousness of visual studies with the joy and excitement of Rock and Roll.

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