Popular Music and Society
- ISBN-10
- 0745631622
- ISBN-13
- 9780745631622
- Category
- Music
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05-07
- Publisher
- Polity
- Author
- Brian Longhurst
Description
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.
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Other editions
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- 1997
- 175 pages
- Paperback
- Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo
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