‘Prince, Race and Sexuality’ Online Course: 6-Lesson Online Course with Karin Merx
‘Prince, Race and Sexuality’ Expert Online Course: Six-Lesson Online Course with Karin Merx
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Gain knowledge, insight, and research Prince’s persona through his non-conformist self-expression…
Become a Certified Prince, Race and Sexuality expert* with this Online Course with Karin Merx.
Earn an esteemed certification in Prince, Race and Sexuality from the comfort of your own home!
Expand your knowledge base to include new perspectives on ‘The Purple One’ with a 6-lesson online course with Karin Merx. Gain a deeper understanding, and expand your analytical skills.
Studying Prince is a brand new field. This course uses one aspect of the many aspects that can be studied about Prince’s artistry. The aim of this course is to find out about the cultural significance of the artist Prince.
This online course will take your knowledge to the next level so that you can use it to write, learn and gain specific understanding that will benefit you, your friends and family, and the community of Prince fans and academics. And it’s suitable for those who are new to Prince, as well as seasoned pros.
Get the answers and interesting context for important aspects of Prince’s persona and art. You can even teach others, use your learning for a creative project, or write an academic article or essay for publication. Already taking a qualification? Use this course to boost your grade. Want to write about Prince professionally? This is the place to get started.
At the end of this online course, you’ll be eligible to be a Certified Prince, Race and Sexuality expert, and you’ll receive a certificate that’s suitable for framing. This paraprofessional worldwide designation demonstrates that you’ve taken extra training to understand Prince his persona and his art, and underscores your preparation to teach Prince, Race and Sexuality to others or give professional.
About Your Expert Teacher, Karin Merx
Karin holds BMus degree in Classical Music, and B.A., M.A. degrees in Cultural Studies with a specialization in Art History, spent 20 + years teaching music, and enjoys teaching about the subjects she loves like art, music, cultural philosophy, art history, and cultural history. Karin is visual artist and enjoys illustrating books and book covers. Her research interests are popular culture, cultural philosophy, music, and art history. She is a professional academic, artist, editor and podcaster.
Certified Prince, Race and Sexuality Course Overview
A special welcome message from Karin Merx and an introduction to your Prince, Race and Sexuality Course teacher.
- The intention of this course and what you’ll accomplish
- How to prepare for the course and research
- The sources to use to begin your study
- Questions to define the research on Prince
Lesson One: Free Introduction and Resources
This first learning module focuses on the terminology (race (ethnicity), gender and sexuality) and history of the seventies and the eighties of America to put Prince in the context of his time including:
- Use of the terminology
- Change in the American society
- What the position was of the civil rights movement
- American politics during the 1970s and 1980s
- How racial hostility in the music industry made it difficult for black musicians
- Prince’s background
- Prince’s predecessors
- Working with multiple sources simultaneously to get a clearer overview
- How to use a diary-model for in-depth research
- How to take effective notes
Lesson Two: Prince, Race, Gender and Sexuality I
This module is all about the first 3 album covers Prince: For You 1978, Prince 1979 and Dirty Mind 1980. These covers show the direction Prince took in the beginning of his career. By analysing these covers we learn how Prince thought about race, gender and sexuality. You’ll learn:
- For You 1978 first album of Prince
- Prince 1979 comparison with a Motown artist
- Dirty Mind 1980 the third album and the sexuality
- How to ‘read’ the covers
- What message(s) the covers reveal
- What direction Prince took in his artistic career
- How Prince made Prince
- What the lyrics teach you
- How the cover depicts the content
- What messages Prince conveyed
Lesson Three: Prince and Dandyism
In this module we look into Dandyism, its origins, and explore Prince’s outfit, hair, face, gestures. By placing his persona in a historical context, we also look into the message he was conveying. You’ll learn:
- What Dandyism stands for
- How Prince uses Dandyism
- How Prince styled himself
- How he used visual codes
Lesson Four: Prince and Sexuality
This module is about the lyrics of several songs of Prince. His explicit, sometimes almost pornographic texts, were reason to form ‘The Washington Wifes’. We take a closer look at the texts, the metaphors, the way Prince is playing with gender fluidity, and images of performances where Prince provocatively pushed against boundaries. You’ll learn:
- Why the ‘Washington Wives’ were formed
- How Prince tapped into contemporary debates about gender representations
- How Prince referred to historical struggles of class, race, and gender
- What change Prince made during the eighties
- How Prince used metaphors in his texts and visual
Lesson Five: Prince, Race, Gender and Sexuality II
In this module we look into the use of voice in relation to race, gender and sexuality, and take a closer look at the ‘Love sign’ Prince used since the nineties and the meaning of it. You’ll learn:
- Prince’s voice in relation to race, gender and sexuality
- The use of his glyph
- Prince’s cultural significance
Lesson Six: Creative Project
This final module enables learners to take a creative project or video essay to conclude and summarise their learning:
- Receive detailed guidance on how to bring all your ideas together
- Choose a final creative or academic project in your preferred field
- Complete your final creative project
Resources: Prince, Race and Sexuality
Karin discusses how you can enhance your knowledge of Prince in a way that is fulfilling and focused. Topics include:
- Freely available videos, lectures and essays
- Writing a Prince, Race and Sexuality Notebook for analysis and inspiration
- Effective Note-taking advice
- Core Reading Lists for every lesson to help kick start your research
- Extended Reading Lists for every lesson to help you further your research
- Online Arts Education community and ongoing support
In addition to these 6 lessons, you’ll also receive:
- Free membership to Online Arts Education Newsletter including…
- First availability, massive monthly discounts, study tips, videos and podcasts
- A Dedicated ‘Online Arts Education’ Facebook Page for support and additional resources
- A Certified Prince, Race and Sexuality Certificate
More about Karin Merx
Karin holds BMus degree in Classical Music, and B.A., M.A. degrees in Cultural Studies with a specialisation in Art History, spent 20 + years teaching music, and enjoys teaching about the subjects she loves like art, music, cultural philosophy, art history, and cultural history. Karin is musician and visual artist, and enjoys illustrating books and book covers. Her research interests are popular culture, cultural philosophy, music, and art history. She is a professional academic, artist, editor of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies and together with Elizabeth Amisu host of Michael Jackson’s Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation. She is the author of the academic book, ‘A festive parade of highlights. La Grande Parade as evaluation of the museum policy of Edy De Wilde at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam’ published with academic publisher Eburon. This landmark publication, currently exclusively available in Dutch, is the first of its kind that focuses solely on De Wilde and his tenure as the director of the Stedelijk. It is therefore an indispensable source for students and researchers on museum history and modern art in the twentieth century.
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