ALL SHOOK UP:
Rock ‘n Roll and American History, Culture and Law
Spring 2010 Course
“Hybrid” Distance Education
Required Group Meetings
Jan 25, Feb 15, Mar 8,
Apr 5 & 26, May 10
6:00pm to 9:00pm
Required travel to Memphis, Tennessee March 14-17
HIST/GOV 4903.50
HIST/GOV 5903.50
Explore how the rise of rock 'n roll and the public's reaction to it revealed divisions in American society regarding family relationships, sexuality, and race. Legal issues will include privacy issues (e.g., who controls Elvis's name and likeness, if he is really dead); intellectual property disputes (the U.S. Supreme Court reviews 2 Live Crew's parody of "Pretty Woman"); and responsibility for violence (did a Slayer song incite teens to commit murder?) 
Memphis tours will include the Civil Rights Museum, Graceland, Sun Records, Stax Museum, and the Rock N Soul Museum.
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