MUS 354: Popular Music – Michael Jackson

MUS 354: Popular Music – Michael Jackson

Spring 2014

Final Paper Project

For this final writing assignment, please write a 4 to 5 page paper discussing the impact that you think Michael Jackson has made on popular culture and on the entertainment industry. Take this beyond just the numbers or dollars of having sold the most albums, most number one singles, etc. and discuss the effects his work and career have had on different aspects of popular culture. These kinds of effects could include (but are not limited to): 

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the technical approach to recording music
contemporary songwriting
influence on dance music
performing and the expectations a contemporary audience has for a concert
dance
music videos
blending of musical styles, particularly pop, rhythm & blues and rock
music written to inspire or cause action
African Americans music in popular entertainment
fashion
celebrity

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Please answer the following question and Space between questions for clarity. Answer the following question between 185 words.
Question 1 : Share an ad you find culturally offensive. It can be in a magazine, on the internet,.. or on TV. Explain which culture(s) is/are being represented and why you find the ad offensive. If you can, please post the ad or video here.

Question 2 : View all videos in Module Six as attached. Comment on one or more of them.

Question 3 : Read pages 304-308 in “Chapter 10” as attached. Provide an example from popular culture that illustrates one or more of the perspectives discussed there 

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