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This module investigates song as a multilingual, cross-temporal phenomenon that mirrors broader socio-political issues. It introduces students to different repertories of song from different periods, places, and languages and provides them with different methodological tools for analysing song and its connections to society. Students will learn how to write about song in different ways for different audiences, both academic and public. Throughout, they will be enabled to undertake comparative, interdisciplinary, and historical readings of song. Our definition of song is deliberately open and flexible and will be guided by the interests of tutors and students. The module will be taught by a small team of academics with a focus on research-led topics, with up to four topics per iteration of the module. Topics may include: song and place/landscape/geography; song and temporality; song and the nation/the transnational; song and politics; song and gender/class/race; song and the body; song and voice; song and science; song and performance; song and programming; song and violence; song and animals; song on the page; song in narrative/the novel; song and text; song and translation; song and the canon. Please note that all materials will be provided in English translation and that there is no requirement or expectation for students to be able to read music or to have received other prior musical training.