Popular Music and Society

Popular Music and Society
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Publisher : Polity
Total Pages : 321
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ISBN-10 : 9780745631622
ISBN-13 : 0745631622
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Book Synopsis Popular Music and Society by : Brian Longhurst

Download or read book Popular Music and Society written by Brian Longhurst and published by Polity. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Popular Music and Society, fully revised and updated, continues to pioneer an approach to the study of popular music that is informed by wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. The textbook begins by examining the ways in which popular music is produced, before moving on to explore its structure as text and the ways in which audiences understand and use music. Packed with examples and data on the contemporary production and consumption of popular music, the book also includes overviews and critiques of theoretical approaches to this exciting area of study and outlines the most important empirical studies which have shaped the discipline. Topics covered include: • The contemporary organisation of the music industry; • The effects of technological change on production; • The history and politics of popular music; • Gender, sexuality and ethnicity; • Subcultures; • Fans and music celebrities. For this new edition, two whole new chapters have been added: on performance and the body, and on the very latest ways of thinking about audiences and the spaces and places of music consumption. This second edition of Popular Music and Society will continue to be required reading for students of the sociology of culture, media and communication studies, and popular culture.


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