Rock and Roll Will Never Die

Using Music to Engage Students in the Study of Political Science

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6098034
AutoresChristopher Soper (Pepperdine University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2010
Volumen43
Número2
Páginas363-367
Fecha de publicación2010-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPS Political Science & Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1049-0965 • E-ISSN: 1537-5935
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1049096510000296
OpenAlexW2165604695
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas7

Popular music is ubiquitous in the lives of our students, music is used by politicians at virtually every one of their campaign events, and musicians are increasingly active in politics, but music has never been considered as a pedagogical tool in teaching political science classes. This article describes the use of music in an introduction to American politics class. I argue that playing music in class can increase student interest, reinforce important concepts, and actively engage the students in the learning process. Finally, using popular culture connects meaningfully with the way that many of our undergraduate students are experiencing politics

Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Music education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Popular music · Sociology · Visual arts · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Innovations in Educational Methods · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences · Law · Philosophy · Psychology