1st Edition

The Popular Music Studies Reader

Edited By Andy Bennett, Barry Shank, Jason Toynbee Copyright 2005
    432 Pages
    by Routledge

    432 Pages
    by Routledge

    The Popular Music Studies Reader maps the changing nature of popular music over the last decade and considers how popular music studies has expanded and developed to deal with these changes.

    A wide range of international contributors featuring some of the biggest names in popular music and cultural studies including Philip Auslander, Paul Gilroy and Kodwo Eshun and discuss:

    * the increasing participation of women in the industry
    * the changing role of gender and sexuality in popular music
    * the role of new technologies, especially in production and distribution
    * the changing nature of the relationship between music production and consumption.

    The Popular Music Studies Reader places popular music in its cultural context, looks at the significance of popular music in our everyday lives, and examines the global nature of the music industry.

    Part 1: Music as Sound, Music as Text  Part 2: Making Music  Part 3: Popular Music Scenes  Part 4: Popular Music and Everyday Life  Part 5: Music, Diaspora and Social Movement  Part 6: Music Industry  Part 7: Popular Music and Technology  Part 8: Popular Music and Media  Part 9: Popular Music, Gender and Sexuality

    Biography

    Andy Bennett, Barry Shank, Jason Toynbee