Stanford university offers course on Grateful Dead

[Analogous]

The 8 week course will examine the Grateful Dead’s impact on society, diving into the band’s influence on art, literature, and social change, as well as its unique fan culture and the phenomenon of the Deadhead. By the end of the course, students will have a well-rounded appreciation for the roots, struggles, and milestones that shaped the Grateful Dead’s trajectory, an understanding of their profound impact on music and culture, and insight into a legacy that still resonates deeply today.

Stanford Continuing Studies Offering an Online Course Exploring the Music of the Grateful Dead

Image via Wikimedia Commons A quick heads up: On October 3rd, Stanford Continuing Studies will kick off an 8-week online course called Did It Matter? Does It Now? The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead. Led by David Gans (author of Playing in the Band:

www.openculture.com

 

[G401fan]

The 8 week course will examine the Grateful Dead’s impact on society, diving into the band’s influence on art, literature, and social change, as well as its unique fan culture and the phenomenon of the Deadhead. By the end of the course, students will have a well-rounded appreciation for the roots, struggles, and milestones that shaped the Grateful Dead’s trajectory, an understanding of their profound impact on music and culture, and insight into a legacy that still resonates deeply today.

Stanford Continuing Studies Offering an Online Course Exploring the Music of the Grateful Dead

Image via Wikimedia Commons A quick heads up: On October 3rd, Stanford Continuing Studies will kick off an 8-week online course called Did It Matter? Does It Now? The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead. Led by David Gans (author of Playing in the Band:

www.openculture.com

What a long strange trip it will turn out to be: after 30 years you'll still be jamming, with no scope for passing out.