Brief definition of what it entails
Popular Music Studies involves the academic study of popular musics, including a variety of genres – from jazz, rock, and metal, to punk, hip-hop, and electronic music, among others.
Relevant information regarding this subject matter in the OSM
We cover, among others, the following:
- Popular musics from South Africa and global contexts
- Cultural and historical contexts for popular musics
- Intersections between popular music, race, and gender
- Music video studies
- Popular musics and concepts of place
Interesting research in this field
Interesting studies have been done in this field in the OSM, for example:
- Semiotic readings of gospel rap and Afrikaans popular music
- Gender, patriarchy, and South African jazz
- Critical whiteness and ska-punk
- Funk, race, and gender
- Sound studies, lo-fi aesthetics, and DIY musicking
Relevant staff members
Dr Marc Röntsch
E: RontschMA@ufs.ac.za
T: +27 51 401 2472