We will start each class with a song of some sort, loosely related to the topics to be discussed that day. See (and listen to) the full playlist on YouTube.
- Theme: “Romance” (Pianochocolate)
- week 1a: Introduction I: “A Fine Romance” (Ella Fitzgerald)
- week 1b: Introduction II: “Give the Anarchist a Cigarette” (Chumbawumba)
- week 2a: “Combray” I: “Memories” (Maroon 5)
- week 2b: “Combray” II: “Glory Days” (Bruce Springsteen)
- week 3a: Mad Toy: “Mi Buenos Aires querido” (Carlos Gardel)
- week 3b: Nadja: “Anthem” (Leonard Cohen)
- week 4a: The Shrouded Woman I: “Once in a Lifetime” (Talking Heads)
- week 4b: The Shrouded Woman II: “It’s the End of the World” (REM)
- week 5a: Agostino: “The Boys of Summer” (Don Henley)
- week 5b: Nada: “Spanish Bombs” (The Clash)
- week 6a: Black Shack Alley: “Martinik Leve” (Mizik Bo Kail)
- week 6b: Deep Rivers: “Carnaval de Tambobamba” (José María Arguedas)
- week 7a: The Time of the Doves I: “Corrandes d’exili” (Silvia Pérez Cruz)
- week 7b: The Time of the Doves II: “Jean-Luc” (Els Amics de les Arts)
- week 8a: The Hour of the Star: “Una furtiva lagrima” (Enrico Caruso)
- week 8b: If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller: “Why Don’t We Start from Here?” (Lucy Spraggan)
- week 9a: The Lover: “What is Love?” (Howard Jones)
- week 9b: The Trenchcoat: “Andrii Popa” (Transsylvania Phoenix)
- week 10a: Money to Burn I: “Mr Siegal” (Tom Waits)
- week 10b: Money to Burn II: “Brindis por Pierrot” (Jaime Roos)
- week 11a: Soldiers of Salamis: “Suspiros de España” (Rocío Jurado)
- week 11b: The Book of Chameleons: “Banda Maravilha” (Banda Maravilha)
- week 12a: Faces in the Crowd: “New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down” (LCD Soundsystem)
- week 12b: My Brilliant Friend: “Datemi un martello” (Rita Pavone)
- week 13a: The Impatient: “Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards” (Billy Bragg)
- week 13b: Love Me Tender: “Lady Grinning Soul” (David Bowie)
- week 13c: Conclusions: “Walls Come Tumbling Down!” (The Style Council)
