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MMCC1020 – Passion, Rebellion and Identity in Popular Music

2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance

Notice

As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.

To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Convenor, lecturer, tutor
Adrian Renzo
191E, 10 Hadenfeld Avenue
Please see iLearn
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Corequisites Corequisites
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Unit description Unit description

Popular music has often functioned as a creative expression of dissent. Music has been used to construct or undermine various configurations of identity (whether based on race, class, or other social distinctions). This unit explores the ways in which music has helped musicians and listeners to engage with and/or resist the status quo. The unit explores explicitly political interventions by musicians as well as more subtle interventions that bypass official political processes. Key frameworks in popular music studies are introduced and critiqued (including the study of subculture and 'authenticity') and the various concepts are illustrated with reference to genres such as disco, rock, and hip hop.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: analyse key historical events in popular music history.
  • ULO2: evaluate the role that popular music has played, and continues to play, in the contemporary political landscape.
  • ULO3: evaluate relationships between various genres of popular music and critical theory, social movements, and aesthetic values.
  • ULO4: identify and apply independent academic research in the discipline, including appropriate articles in academic journals.
  • ULO5: communicate (either written, verbal, or aural) disciplinary knowledge and music history and contexts.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Online Tests 40% No Weeks 6 and 11 – please see iLearn for specific details
Essay plan 20% No Week 7 – please see iLearn for specific details
Essay 40% No Week 12 – please see iLearn for specific details

Online Tests

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Weeks 6 and 11 – please see iLearn for specific details
Weighting: 40%

 

Two online multiple-choice quizzes. Refer to iLearn for further information.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • evaluate relationships between various genres of popular music and critical theory, social movements, and aesthetic values.

Essay plan

Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 22 hours
Due: Week 7 – please see iLearn for specific details
Weighting: 20%

 

This assessment requires students to outline academically written and referenced response to one of several essay prompts. Refer to iLearn for further information.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • analyse key historical events in popular music history.
  • evaluate the role that popular music has played, and continues to play, in the contemporary political landscape.
  • evaluate relationships between various genres of popular music and critical theory, social movements, and aesthetic values.
  • identify and apply independent academic research in the discipline, including appropriate articles in academic journals.
  • communicate (either written, verbal, or aural) disciplinary knowledge and music history and contexts.

Essay

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 44 hours
Due: Week 12 – please see iLearn for specific details
Weighting: 40%

 

This assessment requires students to respond to one of several essay prompts, and to demonstrate engagement with the themes of MMCC1020. Refer to iLearn for further information.

 


On successful completion you will be able to:
  • analyse key historical events in popular music history.
  • evaluate the role that popular music has played, and continues to play, in the contemporary political landscape.
  • evaluate relationships between various genres of popular music and critical theory, social movements, and aesthetic values.
  • identify and apply independent academic research in the discipline, including appropriate articles in academic journals.
  • communicate (either written, verbal, or aural) disciplinary knowledge and music history and contexts.

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Lectures and tutorials begin in Week 1.

For further details regarding delivery and resources, please see iLearn.

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Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).

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Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct​

Results

Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au

Late Submission

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

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