Examines selected popular and vernacular musical cultures in the U.S. within a broad historical, political, and economic context; how global musical practices brought by people to the U.S. have been shaped by the unique space of the nation; and how these styles are the product of interracial and intercultural dialogues, struggles, and negotiation processes that continue to produce new hybrid forms. Will develop ability to hear and appreciate entanglements that immerse music-making within competing interests and sensibilities, using key concepts on race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality. Effective Spring 2022, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Aesthetic Exploration, Research and Information Literacy.