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Politics and Music: Class Meetings

Professor Courtney Brown

Meeting #15: Political Identity Music (Chilean case) and Political Protest Music of the 1960s and 1970s, Part I
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SELECTIONS played in class:
VIDEO
Bruce Springsteen - "War"

MUSIC ONLY
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant

QUESTIONS and DISCUSSION: Can you hear how Arlo Guthrie's music has a strongly educational aspect to it? What is educational for the listener about the song "Alice's Restaurant?" Can you compare this with Chilean music during the time of Salavador Allende, and also with Bob Marley's music? What is the relevance today of "War" by Bruce Springsteen?