Course Schedule

Veranstaltungen von Javier Sanchez

Lehrveranstaltungen

Musik and Protest (Seminar)

Inhalt: In this course, we will investigate the complex interplay between music and politics, focusing on selected musical examples from various geographical and historical contexts. We will explore how music intersects with politics, examining themes as wide-ranging as music's role in electoral politics, party politics, populism, and far-right movements. We will further examine music in the context of social movements, and in particular as a form of resistance against repressive regimes. Focusing on a wide range of case studies, we will address questions such as: - How do politicians use music to promote themselves and their political agendas? - How is music employed to mobilize people? - How does it function as a tool for protest? How can music create spaces for free expression and dissent? And last but not least the overarching question: What makes music political? Participants are encouraged to contribute examples of their own choice to the in-class discussions.

Leuphana Bachelor - Minor Popular Music Studies - Sociology of Popular Music

Forming an Artist-Musician Identity Through Societal Transformation (Seminar)

Dozent/in: Lea Jakob, Javier Sanchez

Inhalt: This course invites students to explore how artistic identity is shaped by social responsibility, collaboration, and creative practice. Through hands-on experimentation, students examine how musical and interdisciplinary expression can address urgent societal themes and make them tangible for diverse audiences. The seminar culminates in the design and presentation of an interactive concert-lab: a public event where students test new dramaturgies, formats of audience participation, and creative mediation strategies. The process emphasizes collective learning, cross-disciplinary exchange, and critical reflection on the role of the artist in societal transformation.