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Politics and Music
Optional Paper Topic
Directions: Due the last day of normal class. Five pages total. This is a thinking essay. To obtain background information, you may refer to your text books, search the Internet, or go to the library, as needed. However, formal references are not required. Double spaced, normal margins. This paper cannot satisfy the College writing requirement. Remember that plagiarism to any degree is a serious violation of the honor code.
Topic: Read The New York Times opinion essay "'Ode to Joy,' Followed by Chaos and Despair" by Slavoj Zizek, published on 24 December 2007. Reflect on this essay using your own ideas and those ideas that you may have picked up in class. Use Zizek's essay to help you think creatively about political music.