Cultural Analysis
It All Will Fall, Fall Right into Place: A Cultural Analysis of Modest Mouse
To fulfill the honors thesis requirement of my degree, I conducted a semester-long research project covering the band Modest Mouse. The paper analyzes their career through a cultural, social, and political lens to evaluate how the group engages with the moment throughout their thirty-year career and adapts to ongoing musical trends. I worked on this project as an independent study alongside two faculty advisors and completed an oral defense of the final paper in November of 2022.
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