Week 1: Portfolio Assignment: Popular Music Analysis:
Write an analysis of the cultural impact of popular music on society, and how it reflects the social issues of its time of production. You will analyze a song of your choice using a philosophical view of your choice.
•Ã‚·Select a popular song from the era of your choice (1950- - present), and discuss its symbolic impact. Please include a link, or URL to the song if possible in the text.
•Ã‚·Analyze the meaning of the lyrics, and discuss how this song represents an element of popular culture, philosophy, and American society.
•Ã‚·The main focus of your essay should be regarding how your chosen philosophical view relates to the symbolic nature of the song you have chosen.
•Ã‚·Give some background into the musician or musical group you have chosen.
•Ã‚·Then, discuss some of the social and political issues present in American and, if relevant, international culture that were going on at the time of the song- release.
Your response should contain a minimum of 500 words. All submissions should be formatted in a 12 point Times New Roman font only. Your answer should contain paraphrased information from at least one scholarly resource other than your text book and all citations and references should be properly cited in APA format (6th edition).
The song I pick is We Are The World