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Topics in Culture and Globalization: Reggae as Transnational Culture

21G.035 · Global Studies and Languages, Music and Theater Arts · Undergraduate · Fall 2010

Dr. Wayne G. Marshall

MIT · Tier 1

This course considers reggae, or Jamaican popular music more generally—in its various forms (ska, rocksteady, roots, dancehall)—as constituted by international movements and exchanges and as a product that circulates globally in complex ways. By reading across the reggae literature, as well as considering reggae texts themselves (songs, films, videos, and images), students will scrutinize the different interpretations of reggae’s significance and the implications of different interpretations of…

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Dr. Wayne G. Marshall. 21G.035 Topics in Culture and Globalization: Reggae as Transnational Culture. Fall 2010. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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