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Politics and Music: Newpaper Article Assignments
Below are articles from The New York Times (unless otherwise stated) that are assigned for class. All students are responsible for all material. For The New York Times, the (N) after the page number means "national edition." If you are looking these articles up at the library and using the New York edition, the page numbers may be different. (But not always. Just check.) Students may want to use LexisNexis to find the full text of these articles online. LexisNexis is free for Emory students. (See the reference librarian if you have not used LexisNexis before). The articles below are listed by date (the most recent first).
100 Russian skinheads attack concertgoers, by David Nowak, Yahoo! News, 29 August 2010.
"In Los Angeles, Songs Without Borders," by Lawrence Downes, 16 August 2009.
"In Israel, Jew and Arab Sing, But Political Chorus Is Heard," by Ethan Bronner, 25 February 2009, p. A5(N).
"Now Hip-Hop, Too, Is Made in China," by Jimmy Wang, Saturday, 23 January 2009, Arts Section.
"Rwandan Musician Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Genocide," by Marlise Simons, Wednesday, 3 December 2008, p. A8(N).
"'Ode to Joy,' Followed by Chaos and Despair," opinion essay by Slavoj Zizek, Monday, 24 December 2007.
War crimes trial feared to legitimise new repression of musicians elsewhere. An online article about Simon Bikindi, from FreeMuse.
"Pop Music and the War: The Sound of Resignation," by Jon Pareles, Tuesday, 2 January 2007, pp. B1&B5(N).
"Anna Marly, 88, Dies; Inspired French Resistance in Song," Obituary by Douglas Martin, Monday, 13 March 2006, p. A19(N).
"A Slain Berber Singer's Voice Rouses His Hometown," by Michael Slackman, Monday, 10 October 2005, p. A4(N).
"As American As Copland, Who Forged Our New Sound," by Allan Kozinn, Friday, 29 July 2005, pp. B1&B6(N).
"Listening to the Beat of the Bomb," by Cornelia Dean, Tuesday, 15 March 2005, p. D2(N).
"Guitars and Amps: Campaign Tools," by Jon Pareles, Wednesday, 13 October 2004, pp. B1&B10(N).
"The politics of music: Musicians mobilize for and against President Bush," CNN Monday, 30 August 2004, by David de Sola.
"Rock Stars Announce a Swing-State Tour," by Jeff Leeds, Thursday, 5 August 2004, p. A17(N).
"Chords for Change," by Bruce Sprinsteen, Thursday, 5 August 2004, p. A23(N).
"Dylan, Master Poet? Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," by Charles McGrath, Wednesday, 9 June 2004, pp. B1&B5(N).
"Protest Song is Back - With a Vengeance," by Christopher Blagg, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2004.
"Cem Karaca, 58, Turkish Singer with Political Messages, Dies," by Sernem Arsu, 16 February 2004, p. A19(N).
"Russians Make History Singing Wagner," by John Rockwell, Monday, 2 February 2004, p. B1&6(N).
"Finland's Bold Musical Ambitions Produce a Multitude of Maestros," by Warren Hoge, 5 January 2003, p. A4 (YNE).
"Rockers Unite to Oust Bush," by Damien Cave, Rolling Stone Magazine, 26 November 2003.
"McCartney Finds Fans 'Back in the U.S.S.R.'," by Bill Carter, Thursday, 18 September 2003, pp. B1-7(N).
"Johnny Cash, Country Music Bedrock, Dies at 71," by Stephen Holden, Saturday, 13 September 2003, pp. A1&12(N).
"Musicians Gather in Homage to Allende," by Larry Rohter, Monday, 8 September 2003, p. B1&5(N).
"What to Play Now: Not Madonna," by Jon Pareles, Sunday, 6 April 2003, Arts & Leisure p. 25(N).
"How to Make Antiwar Music Without Using Words," by Kelefa Sanneh, Friday, 4 April 2003, P. E4(N).
"Furor Over Rapper's Cover-Art Statement," by Neil Strauss, Thursday, 3 April 2003, p. E3(N).
"Madonna Cites War and Pulls Her Video," by Jon Pareles, Wednesday, 2 April 2003, p. E1(N).
"Decades Later, 60's Icons Still Live by Their Message," by James Barron, Sunday, 30 March 2003, p. B15(N).
"New Songs, Old Message: 'No War'," by Jon Pareles, Sunday, 9 March 2003, Arts & Leisure p. 1(N).
"A Wartime Star Endures, Singing to a Torn Serbia," by Daniel Simpson, Tuesday, 28 January 2003, p. A4(N).
"Singing the Praises of Mr. Personality," by Steven Lee Myers, 1 September 2002, Week in Review section, Sunday, 1 September 2002, p. 10(N). (This is an article about songs written in support of President Putin.)
"U.S. Messages to Arab Youth, Wrapped in Song," by Felicity Barringer, Monday, 17 June 2002, p. A8(N).
"Polish Hip-Hop Rocks the Homies in the Blok," by Peter S. Green, Friday, 5 April 2002, p. A4(N).
"Killer Songs: Simon Bikindi Stands Accused of Writing Folk Music that Fed the Rwandan Genocide," by Donald G. McNeil Jr., The New York Times Magazine, 17 March 2002, pp. 58-9.
"The Music of War," Guardian Unlimited, Friday, 5 October 2001.
"Hip-Hop Requiem: Tupac Shakur is Mourned, His Legacy Mined," by Neil Strauss, Wednesday, 11 April 2001, The Living Arts section, pp. B1&3(N).
"Trinh Cong Son, 62: Stirred Vietnam with War Protest Songs," by Seth Mydans, Obituaries section, Thursday, 5 April 2001.
"Songwriter’s Racist Songs from 1980's Haunt Him," by Neil Strauss, Monday, 4 September 2000, p. 1E.
"Guarding the Borders of the Hip-Hop Nation," by N.R. Kleinfield, Thursday, 6 July 2000, pp. 1&18-9. (This is a hugely important front-page article about the extension of hip-hop into the white community.)