Playlist-Guidelines

You will add at least 7 (and no more than 10) songs to this playlist throughout the semester. The selection criteria will be as follows:

1. Choose one or two topics that you would like to think about or learn more about (these are all topics that we will be exploring throughout the semester and through different musical genres):
   Identity. Racism. Globalization. Indigeneity. Diasporas in the United States. Postcoloniality. Political Discourse. Feminisms. Intercultural Connections.
2. You will build your playlist around these topics and from the readings and class discussions/lectures. You should not limit yourself to one genre or style of music. But you should think of songs that a) challenge/treat the chosen topic through its lyrics or b) have some conceptual/practical correspondence with the same topic.

-It is recommended that you build your list slowly, based on what we will be reading and listening to (you may include some of the songs we will be listening to in class in your list, as long as you have a personal argument to do so).
-The idea is to explore new genres and artists, not make a playlist of what you already know.

3. The short text that will accompany(justify) your playlist at the end of the semester should answer the following questions:

Example:
You decided to think about “Diasporas in the United States.”
Name of the album: Motherflower in New York.
Name of song: “Soledad.”
Band/Artist: Flor de Toloache
Why this song? This represents the feeling of a Mexican woman born in the United States (third generation) who is left alone when the last member of her only family member with whom she spoke Spanish dies.
Or/and Why this band? It is the first all-female mariachi group founded in New York City (and the United States) by women of Mexican and Guatemalan descent.
What does this song mean to you? As a violin player, it was eye-opening and inspiring to discover that a group of women musicians from this diaspora could challenge the conventions of (traditionally all-male) mariachi music and upend how this tradition is made and performed.

*You can use Tidal, Qobuzz, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Youtube Music, Amazon Music, etc. You don’t have to make the list public if you don’t want to. At the end of the semester, you will need to share it with me and one of your classmates with a link. We will both give you feedback.

*You will need to review one of your classmates’ playlists. No writing is required for this endeavor. You can choose to do it orally. I will assign you the playlist to review.