Cultures Of Popular Music - Brossura

Bennett, Andy

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ISBN 10: 0335202500 ISBN 13: 9780335202508

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2001

Riassunto

* What is the relationship between youth culture and popular music?
* How have they evolved since the second world war?
* What can we learn from a global perspective?

In this lively and accessible text, Andy Bennett presents a comprehensive cultural, social and historical overview of post-war popular music genres, from rock 'n' roll and psychedelic pop, through punk and heavy metal, to rap, rave and techno. Providing a chapter by chapter account, Bennett also examines the style-based youth cultures to which such genres have given rise. Drawing on key research in sociology, media studies and cultural studies, the book considers the cultural significance of respective post-war popular music genres for young audiences, with reference to issues such as space and place, ethnicity, gender, creativity, education and leisure. A key feature of the book is its departure from conventional Anglo-American perspectives. In addition to British and US examples, the book refers to studies conducted in Germany, Holland, Sweden, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Russia and Hungary, presenting the cultural relationship between youth culture and popular music as a truly global phenomenon.

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Recensione:

"...commendably wide-ranging in scope and addresses a long-standing gap in the market.” – European Journal of Communication (European Journal of Communication 2003-10-27)

“...extremely well-written, clearly structured and presented.” – Youth & Policy (Youth & Policy 2003-10-27)

L'autore:

Andy Bennett is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey and previously worked with the Rockmobil project in Frankfurt. He is author of Popular Music and Youth Culture: Music, Identity and Place (2000) and co-editor of Guitar Cultures (2001). He is chair of the UK and Ireland branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) and co-convenor of the British Sociological Association Youth Study Group.

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• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0335202500
• ISBN 13: 9780335202508
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208