Chris' unit

Engage:
The reading is Raymond Williams' Culture entry from Keywords, Anne Norton Smith's discussion of culture from 95 Theses, the first chapter of Rader's American Ways that deals with culture, and then some from Levine's Highbrow/Lowbrow.

this is basically contrasting images of female popular musicians:
Fiona Apple "Criminal"


Alanis Morrissette "you outta know"


Dixie Chicks "Goodbye Earl"


Shania Twain "Any Man of Mine"


Shania Twain "Man I feel like a woman"


Missy Elliott :"work it"


Jean Grae "My Story"




Primary:
Clifford Geertz, the Thick Description article, this handles the "develop cultural analytical skills" angle.
Then I would also have some reviews of the artists we looked at for the engage section from things like Rollingstone, Vibe, whatever.

Secondary:
Beverly Keel's essay Between Riot Girl and Quiet Girl: The New Women's Movement in Women's Music
Tricia Rose: either "Never Trust a Big Butt and a Smile" from the That's the Joint anthology, or the gender chapter from Black Noise

Reflection:
Since I think mine is the second unit, and the outline says this is to identify primary sources - what cultural objects do you want to study, I was thinking of having Tami Albin come in and give the "how do you get started with a research project" talk.