Important genres studied in popular music research are jazz, rock and pop. But the term can be interpreted in different ways - stylistically, socially, culturally. Popular music is influenced by the music industry, technologies and modern media.
There are no research project connections.
The postgraduate studies in Musicology consists of four years of fulltime studies with employment. As a PhD student you will be contributing to the research from Stockholm University and to the research environment at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics. The doctoral studies include writing an independent thesis.
The research activities takes place at the Department of Culture and Aesthetics.