Using film footage, documentaries, an extensive discography, articles, books, and historical data, this course treats the lyrics of Bob Marley as a body of poetic art that offers insight into his social, political and spiritual impact on Caribbean society and the world. The course will follow the careful study of Marley’s lyrics in laid out in the book, Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius, which is a required text, while contextualizing Marley’s influence of film, fiction, poetry and art of the Caribbean. Students interested in poetics, popular culture, music, and political art will enjoy this revealing insight into one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. (Fulfills ACE 5!)