Janis Joplin and the Sexual Revolution
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Explore the impact of the sexual revolution on Janis Joplin and other female musicians. Discover the reality behind gender equality in the music industry during the 1960s. No musical background required. Enroll now!
This free course, Janis Joplin and the Sexual
Revolution, will introduce you to issues around the sexual revolution and how this, and other contemporary social revolutions of the 1960s, impacted upon American rock musician Janis Joplin (1943-1970). You will investigate the extent to which the
Contemporary sexual revolution brought about greater gender equality for female popular musicians such as Janis Joplin, and consider whether it might be more accurate to view this as a superficial revolution which masked the reality of continued sexual
Conservatism. You do not need to play an instrument, to sing, to read music or have any prior musical knowledge to be able to complete this course.
This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course A113 Revolutionsand is part of a set of four OpenLearn courses, covering Revolutions of the Sixties.
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Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
Understand the notion of the academic study of popular music (sometimes referred to as Popular Music Studies)
Consider the extent to which the sexual revolution brought about greater equality of opportunities for female popular musicians, such as Janis Joplin
Situate the position of female American popular musicians, such as Janis Joplin, during the 1960s within the wider context of other social ‘revolutions’ taking place at the same time in the United States, including the Civil Rights Movement, the sexual
Revolution, and development of the counterculture
Develop your skills in close listening to music.
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