Butler University Digital Commons @ Butler University Graduate Thesis Collection Graduate Scholarship 2017 Music and the Movement: Understanding Occupy Wall Street Benjamin Scott Holbrook Butler University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses Part of the Music Commons Recommended Citation Holbrook, Benjamin Scott, "Music and the Movement: Understanding Occupy Wall Street" (2017). Graduate Thesis Collection. 489. https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/grtheses/489 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Scholarship at Digital Commons @ Butler University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Thesis Collection by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Butler University. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Acknowledgements I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Nicholas Johnson, for years of guidance in entering this field. From switching the paper topic from Dowland, to murder balladry, and finally to protest movements and Occupy, his guidance and direction have allowed me to find my true interests and hone my voice in expressing my ideas. Recognition is also due to Dr. Clare Carrasco, for her knowledge, guidance, and keen eye for editing. I would like to extend my gratitude to the members of my committee, Dr. Andrew Farina and Dr. Jeffrey Gillespie. A special thank you to all those whose support and friendship have helped me see this project through to its end and their encouragement to carry on when I never wanted to type the word “occupy” again. ii Abstract On September 17, 2011, protestors set up camp in Zuccotti Park in New York’s financial district, initiating a 59-day social and political movement known as Occupy Wall Street.