Prep
- Benedict Carey, ‘In Music, Others’ Tastes May Help Shape Your Own’, New York Times (14 February 2006)
- Shamus Khan, ‘The New Elitists’, New York Times (7 July 2012)
- Audio: ‘How to Listen to Music in 4 Easy Steps’, Switched on Pop 50
In Class
- Attendance
- Q&A: How subjective can taste be for social animals like ourselves?
- Reading Notes for Next Time
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- Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, ‘Hip-Hop Roots: Adventures on the Wheels of Steel’, in Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey (Grove Press, 2006)
- Audio: Rich Nice, Merry Go Round Mix (11 August 2020)