This worksheet has questions to help students think about how their musical choices and how they reflect their lived identities.

In this activity, students represent plaintiffs and the defense in both real and hypothetical trials around music copyright. Students can either prepare and research during class time or they can prepare them outside of class to present their case in class. There is a template for the “court,” and students on other cases serve as the jury.

This module investigates how technological innovations like streaming platforms have transformed our relationships to music, altering concepts of ownership, accessibility, artistic value, and fairness in compensation for musicians.

This module examines how music shapes perceptions of cultural identities through representation and exoticism, using video game music to explore issues of authenticity, stereotype, ethical responsibility, and the complexities that arise when cultures are musically portrayed or blended in global media.

This module examines the powerful relationship between music, spirituality, and trance states, using Moroccan trance rituals as a case study to explore how music shapes spiritual experiences, influences cultural identities, and challenges colonial misunderstandings and stereotypes.

This module uses the banjo's complex history in America to explore how musical instruments embody powerful narratives about race, identity, nationalism, and cultural memory, highlighting how meanings can be contested, erased, and reclaimed over time.

This module explores the intersection of music, race, and identity, highlighting how racial identities influence both artists' expressions and listeners' experiences, while critically examining assumptions about authenticity and representation in musical contexts.

This module explores how music shapes and reinforces national identity by examining its role in fostering community cohesion, influencing cultural narratives, and reflecting or challenging notions of inclusion and exclusion.