Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture (Blackwell Guides)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (786 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0631212647 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 274 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Thomas Swiss said Review of This Book from Choice. The editors of this volume have isolated concepts and terms widely used in contemporary discourse on popular music and have assigned authors to an essay intended to explore the intellectual history of the term, examine a range of the term's uses in popular- music studies, and provide examples and case studies. Some essays-for example Paul Théberge's "Technology," Richard Middleton's "Form," David Sanjek's "Institutions," and Sara Cohen's "Scenes"-accomplish this admirably and more than make this volume worth reading. A few, however, hew a
His essays on song criticism have appeared in such journals as Mosaic,Writing on the Edge, and the Journal of Musicology. He is Associate Professor of English at Drake University, where he teaches courses on song criticism. Bruce Horner has degrees in both music and English. Thomas Swiss has had essays published in Popular Music, Postmodern Culture, New England Review, and The
"The book features an excellent roster of authors and will make a valuable companion to popular-music studies, histories and surveys" CHOICE
Each essay describes the history of continuities and conflicts in a term's meaning, situating the writer's own position on the term in that history of debate. Providing a invaluable overview of the current state of popular music discourse, the collection will be useful both to those new to the study of popular music and those already well-versed in popular music and cultural studies.. Original essays by leading scholars in the field of popular music studies map the competing perspectives on the key terms of contemporary debates on popular music and culture