Music at the Margins: Popular Music and Global Cultural Diversity - Brossura

Deanna Robinson; Elizabeth Buck; Marlene Cuthbert

Brossura

ISBN 10: 080393193X ISBN 13: 9780803931930

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications, Inc, 1991

Riassunto

Is there a growing homogenization of the world's popular music? Or, conversely, is there a continuing and perhaps ever increasing diversity of song styles and forms? This book addresses this issue, testing the more conventional `cultural imperialism' hypothesis by comparison with empirical findings from a study by the International Communication and Youth Culture Consortium. The focus is on how the process of popular music production is perceived by local musicians, those who are immersed in overlapping international, national, and local contexts of production. Reflections on theory, descriptions of local case studies, and interview data have been provided by the ICYC team and integrated by the lead authors in an attempt to understand how societal influences are tempered by and interpreted through cultural and semiotic codes as well as individual musicians' experiences and creative talents. Ending with a conclusion by Simon Frith, the book will be of interest to scholars, students and general readers especially in the areas of communication, popular culture, and sociology.

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Contenuti:

PART ONE: POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY
Popular Music Meanings
Industrial Roots
PART TWO: NATIONAL CASE STUDIES
Popular Music in Peripheral Contexts I
Popular Music in Peripheral Contexts II
Peripheral Production and the Core Industry
PART THREE: MAKING MUSIC ON THE PERIPHERY
Everyday Conditions
Recording and Publicity Conditions
The Musicians and their Music
Environment and Creativity
PART FOUR: `POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY' REVISITED
Further Thoughts on Popular Music Meanings
A Critical Response - Simon Frith

Product Description:

Is there a growing homogenization of the world's popular music? Or, conversely, is there a continuing and perhaps ever increasing diversity of song styles and forms? With a focus is on how the process of popular music production is perceived by local musicians, this book addresses this issue, testing the more conventional 'cultural imperialism' hypothesis by comparison with empirical findings from a study by the International Communication and Youth Culture Consortium.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1991
• ISBN 10: 080393193X
• ISBN 13: 9780803931930
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Redattore: Robinson Deanna Campbell