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University of the West Indies Press King Yellowman: Meaningful Bodies in Jamaican
Book SynopsisJamaican deejay Yellowman divided a country with his bawdy songs and his very body: he has been wildly popular among dancehall fans, yet widely despised by polite society. Even though his contribution to Jamaican musical culture is immense, scholars have ignored him and reggae histories have largely misunderstood him. King Yellowman: Meaningful Bodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture is the first serious study of one Jamaica's most significant artists and dancehall’s first major international star. It is a critical biography designed to satisfy fans while furthering academic discourse on dancehall by offering a new perspective on the way Yellowman negotiates the slackness/culture binary in Jamaican music. Based on years of ethnographic fieldwork, Brent Hagerman begins with the compelling story of Winston Foster’s early life as an abandoned ghetto outcast and his hard-fought journey to become the King of Dancehall, then goes on to a critical exploration of the marginalization of people with albinism in Jamaica and the use of slackness in Caribbean music. Through slackness and his mobilization of Rastafarian symbols, Yellowman subverts embedded Jamaican cultural notions of sexuality, gender, and race to overcome his cultural displacement, promote his yellow body as sexually appealing and forge a place for himself among the Jamaican body politic.Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgements xiii Introduction 1Part 1. The Life and Times of Yellowman1 Abandoned: The Early Life of Winston “Yellowman” Foster, 1957–1971 192 From Alpha to Eventide: The Teenage Years, 1971–1976 303 Ranking Dundus: Breaking into the Music Business, 1977–1978 464 Mad over Me: Tastee Talent Competition to Aces International, 1979–1981 745 Ram Jam Master, 1981 946 Jamaica Proud of Me, 1982 1277 King Yellowman, 1983–1984 1508 Can’t Hide from Jah: Encounters with Religion 1789 Sufferation, That’s All I Know: Cancer, 1985 19210 Message to the World: Prayer and More Slackness 200Part 2. Meaningful Bodies in Jamaican Dancehall Culture11 Yellowman, Race, Sex and Masculinity 22512 Yellowman in Reggae Histories and Scholarship 24813 Yellowman, Slackness and Social Critique 28614 Yellowman as Moral Regulator 29615 Yellowman, Sex and Religion 313Conclusion 335Appendix 1: “Galong Galong Galong” 339Appendix 2: Selected Album Covers 341Notes 347References 357Index 369
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music is an outstanding guide and reference source to the key topics, subjects, thinkers and debates in philosophy and music. Over fifty entries by an international team of contributors are organised into six clear sections: general issues emotion history figures kinds of music music, philosophy and related disciplines The Routledge Companion to Philosophy and Music is essential reading for anyone interested in philosophy, music and musicology.Trade Review"Comprehensive and authoritative … readers will discover many excellent articles in this well-organized addition to a growing interdisciplinary field. Summing Up: Highly recommended" - CHOICE"… succeeds well in catching the wide-ranging strands of musical theorising and thinking, and performance, and an understanding of the various contexts in which all thistakes place." - Reference Reviews"A necessary book, one that those who are passionate about music and philosophy have long been awaiting. There is simply nothing like it." - Jerrold Levinson University of Maryland, USA"An intelligent and comprehensive overview of the Philosophy of Music, featuring contributions by many of the leading figures in the field. The editors have done a remarkable job soliciting topical and historical essays from both musically-minded philosophers and philosophically-minded musicians. It should become the standard reference work in the field." - Brian Kane, Yale University, USA"By bringing together in one volume the most up-to-date thinking from the best minds in the business, from all the relevant disciplines, Gracyk and Kania have provided an invaluable service not only to numerous scholars and their students, but equally to musicians and their audiences." - Guy Dammann, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, UK"This admirable volume will be welcomed by established philosophers of music and - especially - by those coming to the subject for the first time. The coverage of topics is ideal, while the contributors range from emerging talents to the biggest names in the field. An essential resource for anyone with an interest in the philosophy of music." - Aaron Ridley, University of Southampton, UK"Comprehensive and authoritative … readers will discover many excellent articles in this well-organized addition to a growing interdisciplinary field. Summing Up: Highly recommended" - CHOICE"… succeeds well in catching the wide-ranging strands of musical theorising and thinking, and performance, and an understanding of the various contexts in which all thistakes place." - Reference Reviews"A necessary book, one that those who are passionate about music and philosophy have long been awaiting. There is simply nothing like it." - Jerrold Levinson University of Maryland, USA"An intelligent and comprehensive overview of the Philosophy of Music, featuring contributions by many of the leading figures in the field. The editors have done a remarkable job soliciting topical and historical essays from both musically-minded philosophers and philosophically-minded musicians. It should become the standard reference work in the field." - Brian Kane, Yale University, USA"By bringing together in one volume the most up-to-date thinking from the best minds in the business, from all the relevant disciplines, Gracyk and Kania have provided an invaluable service not only to numerous scholars and their students, but equally to musicians and their audiences." - Guy Dammann, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, UK"This admirable volume will be welcomed by established philosophers of music and - especially - by those coming to the subject for the first time. The coverage of topics is ideal, while the contributors range from emerging talents to the biggest names in the field. An essential resource for anyone with an interest in the philosophy of music." - Aaron Ridley, University of Southampton, UK"A reader like me seeks an introduction that faithfully reviews the major topics, offers a critical perspective on the current controversies, provides resources for further study, and presents the material in clear language and at a level of sophistication appropriate to the discourse. In these respects, the editors have crafted an excellent collection." -Alfred I. Tauber, Boston University, USA Table of ContentsPart 1: General Issues 1. Definition Andrew Kania 2. Silence, Sound, Noise, and Music Jennifer Judkins 3. Rhythm, Melody, and Harmony Roger Scruton 4. Ontology Ben Caplan & Carl Matheson 5. Medium David Davies 6. Improvisation Lee B. Brown 7. Notation Stephen Davies 8. Performances and Recordings Andrew Kania & Theodore Gracyk 9. Authentic Performance Practice Paul Thom 10. Music and Language Ray Jackendoff 11. Music and Imagination Saam Trivedi 12. Understanding Music Erkki Huovinen 13. Style Jennifer Judkins 14. Aesthetic Properties Rafael de Clercq 15. Value Alan Goldman 16. Evaluating Music Theodore Gracyk 17. Appropriation and Hybridity James O. Young 18. Instrumental Technology Anthony Gritten Part 2: Emotion 19. Expression theories Jenefer Robinson 20. Arousalist Theories Derek Matravers 21. Resemblance theories Saam Trivedi 22. Music’s Arousal of Emotions Malcolm Budd Part 3: History 23. Classical aesthetic traditions of India, China, and the Middle East Stephen Blum & Peter Manuel 24. Antiquity and the Middle Ages Thomas J. Mathiesen 25. The Early Modern Period Jeanette Bicknell 26. Continental Philosophy and Music Tiger Roholt 27. Analytic Philosophy and Music Stephen Davies Part 4: Figures 28. Plato Stephen Halliwell 29. Rousseau Julia Simon 30. Kant Hannah Ginsborg 31. Schopenhauer Alex Neill 32. Nietzsche John M. Carvalho 33. Hanslick Thomas Grey 34. Gurney Malcolm Budd 35. Wagner Thomas Grey 36. Adorno Andy Hamilton Part 5: Kinds of Music 37. Popular Music John A. Fisher 38. Rock Allan F. Moore 39. Jazz Lee B. Brown 40. Song Jeanette Bicknell 41. Opera Paul Thom 42. Music and Motion Pictures Noël Carroll & Margaret Moore 43. Music and Dance Robynn Stilwell 44. Visual Music and Synesthesia Kathleen Higgins Part 6: Music, Philosophy, and Related Disciplines 45. Musicology Justin London 46. Music Theory and Philosophy Judith Lochhead 47. Composition Roger Scruton 48. Analysis Joseph Dubiel 49. Ethnomusicology Peter Manuel 50. Music and Politics James Currie 51. Sociology and Cultural Studies Anthony Kwame Harrison 52. Music and Gender Fred Everett Maus 53. Phenomenology and Music Bruce Ellis Benson 54. Music, Philosophy, and Cognitive Science Diana Raffman 55. Psychology of Music Eric Clarke 56. Music Education Philip Alperson. Index
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