
Popular Music and Society
Brian Longhurst(Author)
Polity Press
3rd Edition
Published on 5. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-7456-5365-5 (ISBN)
Description
The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of 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 book 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 up-to-date examples and data on the contemporary production and consumption of popular music, the book 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 organization 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
This new edition adds sections on the impact of digital media on popular music production and consumption and incorporates original ethnographic research on musicianship and musical practices. It will continue to be required reading for students of the sociology of culture, media and communication studies, and popular culture.
More details
Edition
3. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 172 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
593 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-5365-5 (9780745653655)
Schweitzer Classification
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Brian Longhurst
Popular Music and Society
Book
09/2014
3rd Edition
Polity Press
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Brian Longhurst
Popular Music and Society
Book
03/2007
2nd Edition
Polity Press
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Person
Brian Longhurst is Professor of Sociology at the University of Salford
Danijela Bogdanovic is Lecturer at The University of Liverpool and Associate Lecturer at The Open University
Content
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction: Constraints and Creativity -- Arguments and Framework
Part I Production
1 The Pop Music Industry
2 The Social Production of Music
Part II Text
3 History, Politics and Sexuality
4 'Black' Music: Genres and Social Constructions
5 Texts and Meaning
6 Performance, Dance, Distinction and the Body
Part III Audience
7 Effects, Audiences and Subcultures
8 Fans, Production and Consumption
9 Beyond Subcultures and Fans: New Audiences, Scenes and Everyday Life
Conclusion
Further Reading
References