MUEL-3872 (3) Music in the Rock Era: Special Topics in Heavy Metal

Explore, discuss, debate and develop deeper understanding of Heavy metal. Included are study of musical style characteristics and lyrical content, innovative performers, unifying elements of Heavy Metal culture and the diversity within it, and its role in the larger Rock and societal contexts. Issues of gender, religion, and sexuality in the Heavy Metal construct area also discussed. Requisites: College of Music (MUSC) majors are excluded from this course.