HIS 337 - The Electric Guitar in American Culture

Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015

This course explores the electric guitar as instrument, symbol, and artifact in modern American culture. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, we will assess the impact of the electric guitar on various kinds of music, from blues to heavy metal, and dig into the lives of the musicians and manufacturers who gave the electric guitar its iconic power.

 

Considered a United States History.

Course may be applied to the American Studies program.

Course formerlly offered as AMS 333.