1. Short Essay (15 pts) Choose one of the following and writ

1. Short Essay (15 pts) Choose one of the following and write a 2-3 page (double spaced) response. Be sure to give examples to support what you are saying. A. Horkheimer and Adorno were writing about popular jazz in the 1940s but many of their theories about the Culture Industry are still relevant today. Based on what we learned of their work, what would they think about music in the post-digital, internet based world of 2019? B. Judith Butler’s theories of performativity and intelligibility are a fascinating way of considering identity formation and human interaction in social spaces. How can the concept of performativity be applied to musical genres and subcultures? 2. Short Essay (15 pts) Choose one of the following and write a 2-3 page (double spaced) response. Be sure to give examples to support what you are saying. A. Popular music has the ability to address important issues around politics, race, and gender. Discuss two examples of music representing these types of ideas and how/why this kind of representation is important to society. B. Musical movements have always been largely youth-driven. Describe the origins of youth culture and explain how it that relates to youth culture today.