Showing posts with label popular music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label popular music. Show all posts

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Topic Nine: The Michael Jackson Legacy

Discussion Topic Nine (2009/11/23~12/7):


Discussion Topics:

With Michael Jackson's sudden death in 2009, people started to look back what he had done for popular culture and began to look ahead for his possible influence on the generations to come.

In our class, we've explored various aspects of his life in the group presentation by our All Gentlemen's Team.  (Please refer to the presentation handouts uploaded in the "Group Discussions" section at this website.)


We also glimpsed his talented performance as the scarecrow in his ealy musical entitled "The Wiz," released by Universal Studio in 1978.  Michael's incredible body language and voice revealed the brightness of a future super star in popular music.




Michael went on to have great successes in his career but he also encountered numerous difficulties facing the world that he had tried his best to entertain.




What do you think is the marked trait of Michael Jackson's legacy?  What contribute(s) did he make to a whole generation of people through his music and his life?







Tribute to Michael Jackson!