1. Discuss the role of sexuality in Madonna’s music and performance. How does Madonna portray female sexuality, and why was her portrayal so controversial at the time?

2. Do you agree with the following statement?

         Grudge music expressed the angst of the young American male who was given no rite to passage into manhood, and therefore had no clear definition of what it meant to be an adult male in our society.

3. Discuss the influence that Michael Jackson’s music and performances had on the music industry in the 1980s. How did he set new standards for music, and blur more societal boundaries than almost any artist prior to the 80s?