Short Essay (15 pts)Choose one of the following and write a 2-3 page (double spaced) response. Be sure to giveexamples to support what you are saying.

 A. Horkheimer and Adorno were writing about popular jazz in the 1940s but many of their theoriesabout the Culture Industry are still relevant today. Based on what we learned of their work,what would they think about music, and the music industry, in the post-digital, internet basedworld of 2020?

 B. Judith Butlers theories of performativity and intelligibility are a fascinating way of consideringidentity formation and human interaction in social spaces. How can the concept ofperformativity be applied to our understanding of 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 examplesto 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 ofrepresentation in music is important to society. 

B. Musical movements have always been largely youth-driven. Describe the origins of youthculture and explain how it compares with youth culture today.