HUM-3240A: Jazz, Culture, and Politics in Community Arts Movements

This course will explore the most significant music-centered community arts movements in African American communities throughout the U.S. since the 1960s. These were primarily jazz-based, and sought to deeply immerse the arts and artists in the lives of their communities. The most significant were/are the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in Chicago, the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra / Union of God’s Musicians and Artists Ascension (PAPA/UGMAA) in Los Angeles, Black Artists Group (BAG) in St. Louis, Tribe in Detroit, Collective Black Artists (CBA) and the Vision Festival / Art for Art’s Sake in New York City. The approach is sociological, i.e. music understood as an expression of societal values, consciousness, and structures, rather than musicological, although there will be some elementary grounding in musical styles. Through critical appraisals of oral historical and secondary sources, listening to recordings, viewing live and filmed performances, discussion, and various projects, you are encouraged to explore this world emotionally, analytically, and critically, within the classroom as well as outside in engagement with cultural centers and artists in the Los Angeles community.
Min. Credits: 3.0 Max Credits: 4.0
Credit Basis: Quarter credit
Location(s): Antioch Univ Los Angeles
Method(s): Classroom
Faculty Consent Required: N
Program Approval Required: N
Course Type Liberal Arts, Science & Social Science

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HUM-3240A: Jazz, Culture, and Politics in Community Arts Movements