Popular music Books
Taylor & Francis The Routledge Research Companion to Electronic Music Reaching out with Technology
Book SynopsisThe theme of this Research Companion is ''connectivity and the global reach of electroacoustic music and sonic arts made with technology''. The possible scope of such a companion in the field of electronic music has changed radically over the last 30 years. The definitions of the field itself are now broader - there is no clear boundary between ''electronic music'' and ''sound art''. Also, what was previously an apparently simple divide between ''art'' and ''popular'' practices is now not easy or helpful to make, and there is a rich cluster of streams of practice with many histories, including world music traditions. This leads in turn to a steady undermining of a primarily Euro-American enterprise in the second half of the twentieth century. Telecommunications technology, most importantly the development of the internet in the final years of the century, has made materials, practices and experiences ubiquitous and apparently universally available - though some contributions to this voTable of ContentsPart 1: Global reach – local identities [1] Ricardo Dal Farra (and others): ‘Research-Creation in Latin American’ [2] Marc Battier and Lin-Ni Liao: 'Electronic Music in East Asia' [3] Leigh Landy: ‘The Three Paths: Cultural retention in contemporary Chinese electroacoustic music’ [4] Patrick Valiquet: ‘Technologies of Genre: Digital distinctions in Montreal’ [5] Hillegonda Rietveld: ‘Dancing in the Technoculture’ Part 2: Awareness, consciousness, participation [6] Pedro Rebelo and Rodrigo Cicchelli Velloso: ‘Participatory Sonic Arts: the Som de Maré project - towards a socially engaged art of sound in the everyday’ [7] Atau Tanaka and Adam Parkinson: ‘The Problems with Participation’ [8] Leah Barclay: ‘The Agency of Sonic Art in Changing Climates’ [9] Sally-Jane Norman: ‘Tuning and Metagesture After New Natures’ [10] Eduardo Miranda and Joel Eaton: ‘Music Neurotechnology: a natural progression’ Part 3: Extending performance and interaction [11] Simon Emmerson and Kenneth Fields: ‘Where are we? Extended Music Practice on the Internet’’ [12] Jonty Harrison: ‘Rendering the Invisible: BEAST and the performance practice of acousmatic music’ [13] Mick Grierson: ‘Creative Coding for Audiovisual Art: The CodeCircle Platform’
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Taylor & Francis Music A Social Experience
Book SynopsisBy taking a thematic approach to the study of music appreciation, Music: A Social Experience, Third Edition demonstrates how music reflects and deepens both individual and cultural understandings. Musical examples are presented within universally experienced social frameworks (ethnicity, gender, spirituality, love, and more) to help students understand how music reflects and advances human experience. Students engage with multiple genres (Western art music, popular music, and world music) through lively narratives and innovative activities. A companion website features streaming audio and instructors'' resources. The third edition includes: A chapter on Black American music A revised and developed chapter on gender and sexuality A dozen additional Listening Guides, with an emphasis on contemporary popular music Over 100 new full-color images Updated teacher and student resources on the book's companion website ExpandedTable of Contents MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS / Chapter 1: Musical Foundations / Chapter 2: Listening to Music / Chapter 3: Four Listening Examples / MUSICAL IDENTITIES / Chapter 4: Music and the Life Cycle / Chapter 5: Black American Music / Chapter 6: Music and Gender and Sexuality / Chapter 7: Music and Spirituality / MUSICAL INTERSECTIONS / Chapter 8: Music and Politics / Chapter 9: Music and War / Chapter 10: Music and Love / MUSICAL NARRATIVES / Chapter 11: American Musical Theater / Chapter 12: Music and Film / Chapter 13: Music and Dance / Chapter 14: Music in the Concert Setting / Chapter 15: Music and Technology
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How Music Empowers
Book SynopsisHow Music Empowers argues that empowerment is the key to unlocking the long-standing mystery of how music moves us. Drawing upon cutting-edge research in embodied cognitive science, psychology, and cultural studies, the book provides a new way of understanding how music affects listeners. The argument develops from our latest conceptions of what it is to be human, investigating experiences of listening to popular music in everyday life. Through listening, individuals have the potential to redefine themselves, gain resilience, connect with other people, and make a difference in society.Applying a groundbreaking theoretical framework to postmillennial rap and metal, the book uncovers why vast numbers of listeners engage with music typically regarded as social problems' or dismissed as extreme'. In the first ever comparative analytical treatment of rap and metal music, twenty songs are analysed as case studies that reveal the empowering potential of listening. ThTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Listening to popular music in everyday life: an ecological-embodied approach; Chapter 3 Individual empowerment in rap and metal music listening; Chapter 4 Music as a lifeline: listening for resilience; Chapter 5 The empowerment of popular music communities; Chapter 6 Can music change the world? Empowerment, politics, and social change; Chapter 7 Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Jazz in Socialist Ha Noi
Book SynopsisJazz in Socialist Hà N?i: Improvisations between Worlds examines the germination and growth of jazz under communist ruleperceived as the music of the enemy and ideologically decadentin the Vietnamese capital of Hà N?i. After disappearing from the scene in 1954 following the end of the First Indochina War, jazz reemerged in the public sphere decades later at the end of the Cold War. Since then, Hà N?i has established itself as a vital and vibrant jazz center, complete with a full jazz program in the national conservatoire. Featuring interviews with principal players involved in cultivating the scene from past to present, this book presents the sociocultural encounters between musicians and the larger powers enmeshed in the broader political economy, detailing jazz's journey to garner respect comparable to classical music as an art form possessing high artistic value. Ethnographical sketches explore how Vietnamese musicians learn and play jazz while sustaining and nurturing tTable of Contents1. Between Worlds / 2. A Nascent Discography / 3. Live Jazz / 4. Jazz at the Conservatoire / 5. Music, War and Revolution / 6. Becoming a Professional Musician / 7. Vietnam, the Socialist Bloc and Jazz / 8. Hà Nội’s Jazz Scene / 9. Coda
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How to Make Music in an Epidemic
Book SynopsisThis volume examines responses to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Anglophone popular musicians and music video during the AIDS crisis (19811996).Through close reading of song lyrics, musical texts, and music videos, this book demonstrates how music played an integral part in the artistic-activist response to the AIDS epidemic, demonstrating music as a way to raise money for HIV/AIDS services, to articulate affective responses to the epidemic, to disseminate public health messages, to talk back to power, and to bear witness to the losses of AIDS.Drawing methodologies from musicology, queer theory, critical race studies, public health, and critical theory, the book will be of interest to a wide readership, including artists, activists, musicians, historians, and other scholars across the humanities as well as to people who lived through the AIDS crisis.
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Taylor & Francis Improvisation and Music Education
Book SynopsisThis book offers compelling new perspectives on the revolutionary potential of improvisation pedagogy. Bringing together contributions from leading musicians, scholars, and teachers from around the world, the volume articulates how improvisation can breathe new life into old curricula; how it can help teachers and students to communicate more effectively; how it can break down damaging ideological boundaries between classrooms and communities; and how it can help students become more thoughtful, engaged, and activist global citizens. In the last two decades, a growing number of music educators, music education researchers, musicologists, cultural theorists, creative practitioners, and ethnomusicologists have suggested that a greater emphasis on improvisation in music performance, history, and theory classes offers enormous potential for pedagogical enrichment. This book will help educators realize that potential by exploring improvisation along a variety of trajectories. Essays offeTable of ContentsIntroduction: Improvisation and Music Education: Beyond the Classroom Ajay Heble and Mark Laver Section 1: Teaching Improvisation 1. On the Ethics of Teaching "Jazz" (and "America’s Classical Music," and "BAM," and "Improvisational Music," and . . .) David Ake 2. Improvisation Pedagogy in Theory and Practice Jesse Stewart 3. Free Improvisation and Performance Anxiety in Musicians Kathryn Ladano 4. Analysis, Improvisation, and Openness Chris Stover 5. Embodied Action Frameworks: Teaching Multicultural Ear Training Howard Spring 6. From Jazz Pedagogy to Improvisation Pedagogy: Solving the Problem of Genre in Beginning Improvisation Training Gabriel Solis Section 2: Histories, Institutions, Practices 7. Time to Change the Curriculum: Revaluing Improvisation in Twenty-first Century Canada Parmela Attariwala 8. Back into the Classroom: Learning Music through Historical Improvisation Peter Schubert and Massimiliano Guido 9. Thoroughbass as Pedagogy in the Teaching of Improvisation in Undergraduate Music Theory Courses Vincent P. Benitez 10. Improvise Globally, Strategize Locally: Institutional Structures & Ethnomusicological Agency Scott Currie 11. Teaching the ‘Compleat Musician’: Contemporary Improvisation at New England Conservatory Tanya Kalmanovitch 12. Becoming Music: Building Castles with Sound William Parker Section 3: Improvisation and Community Engaged Pedagogy 13. The Music is the Pedagogy David Dove 14. Informed by Children: Awakening Improvisatory Impulses in University Students Matt Swanson and Patricia Shehan Campbell 15. "Things that you hope a human being will be": Jane Bunnett in Conversation with Ajay Heble Ajay Heble and Jane Bunnett 16. The Share: Improvisation and Community in the Neoliberal University Mark Laver 17. Control This! Digital Improvisation & Pedagogy Mark V. Campbell 18. Education f
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Taylor & Francis Made in Hungary
Book SynopsisEmília Barna is Assistant Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. She is a founding member and Chair of IASPM Hungary, editor of Zenei Hálózatok Folyóirat (Music Networks Journal), and Advisory Board Member of IASPM@Journal.Tamás Tófalvy is Assistant Professor at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. He was the founding Chair and is the current Vice-Chair of IASPM Hungary.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments List of Illustrations Series Foreword Introduction: The Study of Popular Music in Hungary Part I: Scenes, Cultures and Identities 1. Setting Up a Tent in the "New Europe:" The Sziget Festival of Budapest 2. Taming the Extreme: Hungarian Black Metal in the Mainstream Publicity 3. Learned Helplessness of a Cultural Scene: The Hungarian Contemporary Jazz Scene through the Eyes of Its Participants 4. A Translocal Music Room of One’s Own: Female Musicians within the Budapest Lo-Fi Music Scene Part II: History, Politics and Remembering 5. The Songs Remain the Same: Structures of Cultural Politics of Retro in Hungarian Pop Music 6. “Hungarian in Form, Socialist in Content:” The Concept of National Dance Music in Stalinist Hungary 7. Paper Mohawk: On a Missing Hungarian Punk Monograph 8. “Nothing But the Music … :” The History of Hungarian Funk Music Part III: Artists, Receptions and Audiences 9. The Insecure Village Girl Who Found Success, and Her Gentle Deconstructions: Bea Palya 10. “Gloomy Sunday:” The Hungarian “Suicide Hymn” between the Myths and Interpretations 11. “This Kind of Music Informs You about the Present State of the World:” DJ Palotai’s Position within the Contemporary Hungarian Underground Culture 12. The Way They Were: Subcultural Experiences of Emo Fans from a Retrospective Aspect 13. The Growth of the Hungarian Popular Music Repertoire: Who Creates It and How does It Find an Audience? 14. Coda: “My Genes in My Suitcase, My Forehead in the Atmosphere:” Perceptions of Hungarian Popular Music and Its Research Abroad Afterword: “A Dozen Songs Put in the Right Order:” A Conversation with Yonderboi Select Bibliography of Hungarian Popular Music Notes on Contributors Index
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Taylor & Francis Made in the Low Countries
Book SynopsisMade in the Low Countries: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of twentieth and twenty-first century popular music of the Dutch-speaking region comprising the Netherlands and Flanders as a region of federal Belgium. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars and publicists in this field, and covers the major issues, genres, and contexts of popular music. Each essay provides adequate context so readers understand why the issue or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to this transnational region. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music made in the region, followed by essays that are organized into four thematic sections: I: Framing and Facilitating; II: Creation and Curation; III: Close Encounters; IV: Changes and Choices.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTIONTogether Apart: Popular Music of the Low Countries with the Flow and against the Odds (LUTGARD MUTSAERS AND GERT KEUNEN)PART I: Framing and Facilitating1 Futile Dutchness or Idiosyncratic Transnationalism: Homemade Pop, National Identity and Global Culture (RENÉ BOOMKENS)2 The Zone In Between: The Principled Realm of Alternative Mainstream in Flanders (GERT KEUNEN)3 Upstart Among the Arts: The Rise of Rock into the Dutch Subsidy System (ANDRÉ NUCHELMANS)4 Mixing Multiple Tracks: Migration, Diaspora and Transcultural Music in Flanders (LISELOTTE SELS)PART II: Creation and Curation5 Broken Circle Rebound: New Regionalism and Vernacular Indie-Folk (NIELS VAN POECKE)6 From Thrash to Cash: Forging and Legitimizing Dutch Metal (PAUWKE BERKERS AND JULIAN SCHAAP)7 Crossover Collectivities and Electronic Samples: Jazz’s Popularization in the Digital Era (KRISTIN MCGEE)8 This Must Be Belgium: Roots, Progress and Legacy of New Beat (PEDRO DE BRUYCKERE)PART III: Close Encounters9 "The Windmill’s Turning": Lifecycle of a Signature Song for Holland (LUTGARD MUTSAERS)10 Knocking on Heaven’s Door: Golden Earring Before and After the "Dutch Invasion" (MAARTEN STEENMEIJER)11 Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Land of Sex and Drugs: Life and Legacy of Herman Brood (RUTGER VAHL)12 "Sanomi" versus "Shalalie": Showing Off Difference at the Eurovision Song Contest (ALBERT MEIJER)PART IV: Changes and Choices13 "We Too Are Specimens of Homo Sapiens": Holebi Culture between Agitprop and Pop (ROBBE HERREMAN)14 Pirates of the North Sea: Introduction and Impact of Commercial Pop Radio (GER TILLEKENS)
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Taylor & Francis When Music Migrates
Book SynopsisWhen Music Migrates uses rich material to examine the ways that music has crossed racial faultlines that have developed in the post-Second World War era as a consequence of the movement of previously colonized peoples to the countries that colonized them. This development, which can be thought of in terms of diaspora, can also be thought of as postmodern in that it reverses the modern flow which took colonizers, and sometimes settlers, from European countries to other places in the world. Stratton explores the concept of âsong careersâ, referring to how a song is picked up and then transformed by being revisioned by different artists and in different cultural contexts. The idea of the song career extends the descriptive term âcoverâ in order to examine the transformations a song undergoes from artist to artist and cultural context to cultural context. Stratton focuses on the British faultline between the post-war African-Caribbean settlers and the white Britons. Central to the bookTrade Review"As a contextualizing work for musicians interested in race or a reading assignment for upperclassmen or graduate students in classes on race, cultural studies or music this book is an excellent choice."- Rachel Tollett, Truman College – City Colleges of ChicagoTable of Contents'A West Indian? You must be joking! I come out of the East End': Kenny Lynch and English racism in the 1950s and 1960s. Chris Blackwell and 'My Boy Lollipop': ska, race and British popular music. The travels of Johnny Reggae: from Jonathan King to Prince Far I. from skinhead to Rasta. 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da': Paul McCartney, diaspora and the politics of identity. 'Brother Louie' and the representation of interracial relationships in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Skin deep: ska and reggae on the racial faultline in Britain, 1968-1981. Rachid Taha and the postcolonial presence in French popular music. 'Police on My Back' and the postcolonial experience.
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Taylor & Francis The TwentyFirstCentury Legacy of the Beatles
Book SynopsisIt has taken Liverpool almost half a century to come to terms with the musical, cultural and now economic legacy of the Beatles and popular music. At times the group was negatively associated with sex and drugs images surrounding rock music: deemed unacceptable by the city fathers, and unworthy of their support. Liverpudlian musicians believe that the musical legacy of the Beatles can be a burden, especially when the British music industry continues to brand the latest (white) male group to emerge from Liverpool as âthe next Beatlesâ. Furthermore, Liverpudlians of perhaps differing ethnicities find images of âfour white boys with guitars and drumsâ not only problematic in a âmusical rootsâ sense, but for them culturally devoid of meaning and musically generic. The musical and cultural legacy of the Beatles remains complex. In a post-industrial setting in which both popular and traditional heritage tourism have emerged as providers of regular employment on Merseyside, major players in wTrade Review"The value of this book first of all lies in the detailed historical overview and engaging analysis of Beatles tourism to Liverpool, which is a contribution not only to Beatles scholarship but to the emerging field of music tourism research as well. The recommendations for tourism policy that are passionately put forward towards the end of the book add a practical relevance that potentially solidifies The Beatles’ hold on Liverpool."- Leonieke Bolderman, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The NetherlandsTable of Contents'There's a place': travel, tourism, Liverpool and the Beatles. 'No reply': ideas and identities - a 'rocky' context for popular music tourism in 1970s Liverpool. 'I'll follow the sun': the Cunard Yanks narrative and the beginnings of 1970s Beatles tourism. 'Day trippers': confronting issues around popular music tourism in 1980s Liverpool. 'Across the universe' (well the Atlantic) - Beatle City, Dallas, and beyond. 'The long and winding road' to The Beatles story. 'Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes' - case studies: the National Trust, Beatle streets. 'Is there anybody going to listen to my story?' Guiding, Cavern city tours, the replica Cavern and horizons. 'Come together': a future industry?
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Taylor & Francis The Quest for the Melodic Electric Bass From Jamerson to Spenner Ashgate Popular and Folk Music
Book SynopsisThe double bass - the preferred bass instrument in popular music during the 1960s - was challenged and subsequently superseded by the advent of a new electric bass instrument. From the mid-1960s and throughout the 1970s, a melismatic and inconsistent approach towards the bass role ensued, which contributed to a major change in how the electric bass was used in performance and perceived in the sonic landscape of mainstream popular music. Investigating the performance practice of the new, melodic role of the electric bass as it appeared (and disappeared) in the 1960s and 1970s, the book turns to the number one songs of the American Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1951 and 1982 as a prime source. Through interviews with players from this era, numerous transcriptions - elaborations of twenty bass related features - are presented. These are juxtaposed with a critical study of four key players, who provide the case-studies for examining the performance practice of the melodic electric bass. This highly original book will be of interest not only to bass players, but also to popular musicologists looking for a way to instigate methodological and theoretical discussions on how to develop popular music analysis.Trade Review"The depth to which Drabløs had delved in order to track down details of recordings, the pleasing fluency of his writing, and the consistency and excellent of his transcriptions and their analysis will make the book worth returning to." - Allan F. Moore, The World of Music (New Series)Table of ContentsPart 1 Setting the Pace: Getting to the base of things. On popular music. The work. Part 2 The Melodic Electric Bass: Establishing Style as Performance: The bass in popular music. Style and genre. Details, features, and idiosyncrasies. Part 3 Toward a Performance Aesthetic: Studio bass vs. band bass. Artists, performance style, and aesthetics. On the decline? Wrapping up.
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Taylor & Francis Congregational Music Conflict and Community
Book SynopsisCongregational Music, Conflict and Community is the first study of the music of the contemporary 'worship wars' â conflicts over church music that continue to animate and divide Protestants today â to be based on long-term in-person observation and interviews. It tells the story of the musical lives of three Canadian Mennonite congregations, who sang together despite their musical differences at the height of these debates in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Mennonites are among the most music-centered Christian groups in North America, and each congregation felt deeply about the music they chose as their own. The congregations studied span the spectrum from traditional to blended to contemporary worship styles, and from evangelical to liberal Protestant theologies. At their core, the book argues, worship wars are not fought in order to please congregants' musical tastes nor to satisfy the theological principles held by a denomination. Instead, the relationships and meanings shaped through individualsâ experiences singing in the particular ways afforded by each style of worship are most profoundly at stake in the worship wars. As such, this book will be of keen interest to scholars working across the fields of religious studies and ethnomusicology. Table of Contents1 Introduction2 A Mennonite Performance of Community and Conflict3 Making Music Traditional: Choirs and Hymnody at First Mennonite Church4 Connecting with the Culture: Worship Music at River West Christian Church5 Making Space for Worship: The Blended Service at Holyrood Mennonite Church6 Genres, Identities and Individuals7 Departures, Returns and Invitations
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Taylor & Francis Lead Belly Woody Guthrie Bob Dylan and American Folk Outlaw Performance
Book SynopsisWith its appeal predicated upon what civilized society rejects, there has always been something hidden in plain sight when it comes to the outlaw figure as cultural myth. Damian A. Carpenter traverses the unsettled outlaw territory that is simultaneously a part of and apart from settled American society by examining outlaw myth, performance, and perception over time. Since the late nineteenth century, the outlaw voice has been most prominent in folk performance, the result being a cultural persona invested in an outlaw tradition that conflates the historic, folkloric, and social in a cultural act. Focusing on the works and guises of Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie, and Bob Dylan, Carpenter goes beyond the outlaw figureâs heroic associations and expands on its historical (Jesse James, Billy the Kid), folk (John Henry, Stagolee), and social (tramps, hoboes) forms. He argues that all three performers represent a culturally disruptive force, whether it be the bad outlaw that Lead Belly represTable of Contents1. Long Ways from Home: Introduction Part I: Outlaw Tradition 2. This Train Is Bound for Glory: Making America, Making the Outlaw 3. Anthologizing Outlaw Territory and Unsettling America: Revisiting Folk Tradition and the Old, Weird America Part II: Outlaw Performance 4. The Outlaw as Performer: Lead Belly, the Murderous Minstrel 5. Performing the Outlaw: Woody Guthrie, the Dustiest of the Dust Bowlers 6. The Performer as Cultural Outlaw: Bob Dylan, Alias
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Taylor & Francis Punk Rock is My Religion
Book SynopsisAs religion has retreated from its position and role of being the glue that holds society together, something must take its place. Utilising a focused and detailed study of Straight Edge punk (a subset of punk in which adherents abstain from drugs, alcohol and casual sex) Punk Rock is My Religion argues that traditional modes of religious behaviours and affiliations are being rejected in favour of key ideals located within a variety of spaces and experiences, including popular culture. Engaging with questions of identity construction through concepts such as authenticity, community, symbolism and music, this book furthers the debate on what we mean by the concepts of âreligionâ and âsecularâ. Provocatively exploring the notion of salvation, redemption, forgiveness and faith through a Straight Edge lens, it suggests that while the study of religion as an abstraction is doomed to a simplistic repetition of dominant paradigms, being willing to examine religion as a lived experieTrade Review"To get at the sensibilities, communities, and practices of Straight Edge, Stewart employs a combination of rich fieldwork and a wide range of theoretical sources. Her basic disciplinary identification is with sociology of religion, though Stewart deftly incorporates sources ranging from Dick Hebdige on subculture to David Chidester on popular culture and religion, from Charles Taylor on secularism to Christopher Partridge on “implicit religion.” The book that results is ultimately a fine addition to the literature probing the limits of the category “religion” while also giving a vivid reading of local, organic, subcultural scenes."Jason C. Bivins, Professor of Religious Studies at North Carolina State University.Table of Contents1 "Earth Crisis" - introduction2 "Minor Threat" – an overview of punk and Straight Edge3 "Youth of Today" – the relationship between religion, punk and Straight Edge4 "Chain of Strength" – the role of music5 "Count Me Out" – space, place and community6 "Stick to your guns" – anarchy, religion and authenticity7 "Prayer for Cleansing" – salvation, forgiveness and redemption8 "The Faith" - conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Toward a Chican Hip Hop Anticolonialism
Book SynopsisToward a Chican@ Hip Hop Anti-Colonialism makes visible the anti-colonial, alterNative politics in hip hop texts created by Chican@s and Xican@s (indigenous-identified people of Mexican descent in the United States). McFarland builds on indigenous knowledge, anarchism, and transnational feminism to identify the emancipating power of Chican@ and Xican@ hip hop, including how women and non-gender conforming (two-spirit) MCs open up inclusive alterNative spaces that challenge colonialism and capitalism.Table of Contents New Millennial Colonialism: Capitalism in the 21st Century Anti-Authoritarian, Anti-Colonial, AlterNative Politics New Millennial Maíz Narratives: Place and Identity in Xican@ Hip Hop Place in the New Pinto Poetics: Chican@ Street Hop’s Anti-Authoritarianism Expanding Chican@ Hip Hop Anti-colonialism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Live Music Business
Book SynopsisThe Live Music Business: Management and Production of Concerts and Festivals, Third Edition, shines a light on the enigmatic live music business, offering a wealth of inside advice and trade secrets to artists and bands looking to make a living in the industry.Trade Review"Part business book, part career development plan, The Live Music Business is full of practical advice and information."—Adam Moujahid, Artist Manager, 285 Group (Maribou State, George FitzGerald)"I encourage anyone interested in getting into the live music business to read this book."—Geoff Meall, Booking Agent, Paradigm Agency (Muse, My Chemical Romance, Sum 41, Super Furry Animals) "The Live Music Business is a MUST READ for anyone wanting to enter the live industry. Andy Reynolds is one of very few qualified to give such an experienced and insightful description of such a complex industry."—Ben Bushell, Course Leader, London College of Music "There are few people who have combined industry experience with academic process. Andy is one of them. Any information he presents in a book should be taken seriously by students studying the live music business."—Steve Melhuish, CEO, Music Business School"Andy has years of experience of both working in the live music business and teaching. He has laid out his vast knowledge in a clear, concise way. Any student studying the wider music business should buy and read this book."—Jamie Johnston, Label Owner, Physical Education Recordings"The Live Music Business is an insightful new guide that simplifies and demystifies the business of concerts and music festivals. Read this book!"—Danny Hagan, Senior Lecturer and Head of Subject: Music Technology, Music Management and Popular Music Performance, University of West London Table of ContentsIntroduction / Part One: Live Music Management / 1. THE ARTISTS / 2. ARTIST MANAGEMENT / 3. BOOKING AGENTS / 4. CONCERT PROMOTERS / 5. CREATING THE DEALS / 6. THE CONTRACT / 7. THE CONTRACT RIDER / 8. REVENUE STREAMS FROM LIVE MUSIC – ARTISTS / 9. REVENUE STREAMS FROM LIVE MUSIC –PROMOTERS AND ORGANISERS / 10. MARKETING AND PROMOTION / 11. FESTIVALS / 12. STRATEGY / Part Two: Live Music Production / 13. PLANNING A TOUR / 14. BUDGET / 15. WAGES / 16. TRANSPORT / 17. ACCOMMODATION / 18. PRODUCTION / 19. OTHER PRODUCTION CONSIDERATIONS / Appendix 1: Concert Production Personnel / Appendix 2: A Performance Contract / Appendix 3: Contract Rider / Appendix 4: Tour Budget Sheet / Appendix 5: Day-to-Day Schedules
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Taylor & Francis Ltd HipHop and Spoken Word Therapy in School Counseling Developing Culturally Responsive Approaches Explorations in Mental Health
Book SynopsisThis volume recognizes the need for culturally responsive forms of school counseling and draws on the author's first-hand experiences of working with students in urban schools in the United States to illustrate how hip-hop culture can be effectively integrated into school counseling to benefit and support students.Detailing the theoretical development, practical implementation and empirical evaluation of a holistic approach to school counseling dubbed Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Therapy (HHSWT), this volume documents the experiences of the school counsellor and students throughout a HHSWT pilot program in an urban high school. Chapters detail the socio-cultural roots of hip-hop and explain how hip-hop inspired practices such as writing lyrics, producing mix tapes and using traditional hip-hop cyphers can offer an effective means of transcending White, western approaches to counseling. The volume foregrounds the needs of racially diverse, marginalized youth, whilst also addTrade Review"Ian Levy accepts hip-hop on its own terms. As a result, this book shows how hip-hop — its expressions and collective practices — can promote humane and whole counseling experiences for students. This book will expand the culturally responsive repertoire of school counselors and even classroom teachers." -- Emery Petchauer, Associate Professor, Michigan State University, USA."Dr. Levy offers us a vibrant, rigorous, and deeply meaningful understanding of the healing and humanizing power and potentials of hip hop culture. Rather than pose hip hop as a simplistic intervention, by inviting students into healing spaces on their own terms, Dr. Levy reminds us of the knowledge of self and pedagogies of care hip hop embodies. This book presents elegantly researched and practical approaches to counseling for the hip hop generation. Clearly an invaluable resource for therapists, counselors, and educators and anyone interested in hip hop, youth, and culturally relevant approaches to education. A game changer."-- Michael B. Dando, Assistant Professor of English, St. Cloud State University, USA."As counseling interventions continue to evolve, now more than ever before, school counselors are creating culturally responsive environments to meet students in their spaces and places. Dr. Ian Levy’s Hip Hop and Spoken Word Therapy provides the theoretical framework and the practical applications to give voice to the struggles and stresses that urban students face on the streets, in schools, and in their living situations. […] School counselors, educators, and therapists can use these meaningful and creative culturally expressive experiences, approaches, and resources to reach students who have not responded to traditional methods of counseling. Take the next step. Listen to your students’ voices and create a place to help them express themselves, learn, and grow!"-- Carol Dahir, Professor, School Counseling Department, New York Institute of Technology, USA."Dr. Levy offers an innovative approach to school counseling that is anchored and guided by hip-hop culture. The articulation and use of hip-hop as a theoretical framing to inform the practices of school counseling has the potential to push the field to be increasingly thoughtful and intentional about offering students responsive school counseling practices. Further, Dr. Levy provides tangible research-based practices as well as meaningful anecdotes that can support practicing school counselors with engaging in hip-hop based school counseling. All school counselors should pick up this text!"-- Edmund Adjapong, Assistant Professor of Education, Seton Hall University, USA.Table of ContentsForeword by Dr. Christopher EmdinIntroduction: An Ode to Hip-Hop1. Hip-Hop Culture, Educational History and Humanism in Relation to School Counselling2. Introducing the Pilot Program: A Hip-Hop Lyricism Course3. The Importance of "Realness" for a Hip-Hop School Counselor4. Co-Creating Counseling Offices with Youth5. Mixtape Making: Leveraging the Power of Youth Participatory Action Research6. Hip-Hop Cyphers as Community-Defined Practice to Advance Group Work7. HHSWT in a Comprehensive School Counseling ProgramConclusion: Hip-Hop and Spoken Word Therapy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Transformatnl Theory Aesthetcs
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1990. How we perceive and respond to the visual image has been a traditional concern of psychologists, philosophers and art historians. Today, where the visual image increasingly permeates our everyday life and consciousness, the question becomes ever more relevant. How do we, for instance, instinctively know' what it is that a picture represents without having to be taught? How is it that we experience (aesthetic) pleasure in looking at certain pictures? How is it that we often want to talk about the pictures we look at? Such questions are currently asked by a wide range of disciplines, including: semiotics, psychoanalysis, anthropology, neuropsychology, and in general, contemporary critical analysis of the visual arts. In A Transformational Theory of Aesthetics, Michael Stephan breaks new ground by linking the findings of these areas. Drawing on their common area of knowledge, he has developed a radically new theory of picture perception and aesthetic responTable of ContentsThe biological and procedural bases of neuropsychology; the experimental evidence; the possible origins of cerebral specialization; the right hemisphere cognitive paradigm; children's drawings; the languages of art; a transformational theory of aesthetics; art and aesthetic experience; the transformational planes.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Space Between the Notes
Book SynopsisThe Space Between the Notes examines a series of relationships central to sixties counter-culture: psychedelic coding and rock music, the Rolling Stones and Charles Manson, the Beatles and the `Summers of love'', Jimi Hendrix and hallucinogenics, Pink Floyd and space rock. Sheila Whiteley combines musicology and socio-cultural analysis to illuminate this terrain, illustrating her argument with key recordings of the time: Cream''s She Walks Like a Bearded Rainbow, Hendrix''s Hey Joe, Pink Floyd''s Set the Controls For the Heat of the Sun, The Move''s I Can Hear the Grass Grow, among others.The appropriation of progressive rock by young urban dance bands in the 1990s make this study of sixties and seventies counter-culture a timely intervention. It will inform students of popular music and culture, and spark off recognition and interest from those that lived through the period as well as a new generation that draw inspiration from its iconTable of ContentsList of examples, Acknowledgements, 1 Introduction, 2 Cream, Hendrix and Pink Floyd, 3 The Beatles, 4 1967 and Psychedelic Rock, 5 The Rolling Stones, 6 Pink Floyd:Dark Side of the Moon, Notes, Index
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Taylor & Francis In The Space Of A Song
Book SynopsisSongs take up space and time in films. Richard Dyer's In the Space of a Song takes off from this perception, arguing that the way songs take up space indicates a great deal about the songs themselves, the nature of the feelings they present, and who is allowed to present feelings how, when and where. In the Space of a Song explores this perception through a range of examples, from classic MGM musicals to blaxploitation cinema, with the career of Lena Horne providing a turning point in the cultural dynamics of the feeling.Chapters include: The perfection of Meet Me in St. Louis A Star Is Born and the construction of authenticity âI seem to find the happiness I seekâ: Heterosexuality and dance in the musical The space of happiness in the musical Singing prettily: Lena Horne in Hollywood Is Car Wash a musical? Music and presence in blaxploitation cinema In the Space of a SongTrade Review"This book offers a series of supremely detailed and insightful case studies, each illustrating what is at stake when songs are heard – and seen – in films. Dyer investigates commonplace ideas about the use of songs in film and shows how these are enacted in the detail of a particular sequence, of a single movie, across a genre or over a performer’s career. He demonstrates expertly that the coupling of song and film narrative also involves choreography in relationships of race, gender and sexuality. This ideological operation is powerful precisely because song sequences are often so enjoyable, eliciting a sense of pleasure that Dyer conveys sincerely yet critically, and that is mirrored in the easy authority with which he writes." Dr Ian Garwood, University of Glasgow, UK"Richard Dyer has spent his career at the leading edge of helping us understand what entertainment does for us, beyond merely entertain. With this compact, engaging exploration of songs in films — from classical Hollywood musicals to 1970s Blaxploitation films, to Italian and Hindi cinema — Dyer takes us from the initial question "What does it mean?" to the deeper, more challenging, and yet more telling question "How does it mean?" Intertwining narrative, performance analysis, and social history, Dyer adds a distinctive focus by siting moments of song within geographic and temporal, as well as narrative and emotional, space. Songs can create ruptures in time and space, meld them seamlessly, set them in pointed contrast, or create fluid spaces of affect within a linear narrative. Dyer’s close readings illuminate not only individual instances but help us grasp what we already "know" - how complex even the most "natural" and "spontaneous" moments of song can be." Robynn Stilwell, Georgetown University, USA"What a pleasure to find Richard Dyer returning to the musical! In the Space of a Song combines reprints of some older pieces with several substantive new ones in a collection of insightful essays about the double function of song and singing in the musical. Whether you study this genre or are just passionate about it, In the Space of a Song should be considered required reading. It is, simply put, Dyer at his very best." Steven Cohan, Syracuse University, USA"In the Space of a Song...is without doubt one of the best examples of Richard Dyer's magnificent style, always characterised by placing film production in its historical context and as such, with the cultural preconceptions which shape each cinematic tradition." Teresa Fraile Prieto, translated from Secuencias. Revista de Historia del CineTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Something about singing; No musicals: Italian cinema; All musicals: Hindi cinema Chapter 2. The Perfection of Meet Me in St. Louis Chapter 3. A Star Is Born and the Construction of Authenticity Chapter 4. ‘I Seem to Find the Happiness I Seek’: Heterosexuality and Dance in the Musical Chapter 5. The Space of Happiness in the Musical Chapter 6. Singing Prettily: Lena Horne in Hollywood Chapter 7. Is Car Wash a Musical? Chapter 8. Music and Presence in Blaxploitation Cinema
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Taylor & Francis Popular Music Fandom Identities Roles and Practices 01 Routledge Studies in Popular Music
Book SynopsisThis book explores popular music fandom from a cultural studies perspective that incorporates popular music studies, audience research, and media fandom. The essays draw together recent work on fandom in popular music studies and begin a dialogue with the wider field of media fan research, raising questions about how popular music fandom can be understood as a cultural phenomenon and how much it has changed in light of recent developments. Exploring the topic in this way broaches questions on how to define, theorize, and empirically research popular music fan culture, and how music fandom relates to other roles, practices, and forms of social identity. Fandom itself has been brought center stage by the rise of the internet and an industrial structure aiming to incorporate, systematize, and legitimate dimensions of it as an emotionally-engaged form of consumerism. Once perceived as the pariah practice of an overly attached audience, media fandom has become a standardized industrial subject-position called upon to sell box sets, concert tickets, new television series, and special editions. Meanwhile, recent scholarship has escaped the legacy of interpretations that framed fans as passive, pathological, or defiantly empowered, taking its object seriously as a complex formation of identities, roles, and practices. While popular music studies has examined some forms of identity and audience practice, such as the way that people use music in daily life and listener participation in subcultures, scenes and, tribes, this volume is the first to examine music fans as a specific object of study. Trade Review'Reading through Popular Music Fandom encouraged me to reflect on my own experience as a music fan, and of the many fandoms I have inhabited over the course of my musical and academic career—after all, our early love of music is usually what fuels the curiosity to want to understand more deeply the strange, enjoyable, giddy experience of being a "fan". As a collection of chapters, ideas and analyses, Popular Music Fandom offers a varied, interesting and important contribution to the growing area of fandom and fan culture studies that is certain to influence further research.' -Jadey O'Regan, Griffith University, Dance CultTable of Contents1. Introduction Mark Duffett 2. Back in the Mix: Exploring Intermediary Fandom and Popular Music Production Matt Hills 3. Beyond Capital, Towards Myth: EDM Fandom and Dance Practice Beate Peter 4. Hidden Fans? Fandom and Domestic Musical Activity Nedim Hassan 5. Researching Your Favorite Artist: Methodological Observations of a Brazilian Popular Music Scholar Alexei Michailowsky 6. Fantastic Voyeur: Lurking on the Dark Side of Biography Fred Vermorel 7. Song of Praise: Musicians, Myths and the "Cult" of John Coltrane Tony Whyton 8. "I ♥ IBIZA": Music, Place and Belonging Cornel Sandvoss 9. Fan Words Mark Duffett 10. Record Collecting and Fandom Roy Shuker 11. After Jerry’s Death: Achieving Continuity in Deadhead Identity and Community Rebecca G. Adams, Amy M. Ernstes, and Kelly M. Lucey 12. Afterword: Fans and Scholars – A Reassessment Joli Jensen
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Taylor & Francis The Music Documentary
Book SynopsisThe Music Documentary offers a wide-range of approaches, across key moments in the history of popular music, in order to define and interrogate this prominent genre of film-making. The writers in this volume argue persuasively that the music documentary must be considered as an essential cultural artefact in documenting stars and icons, and musicians and their times â particularly for those figures whose fame was achieved posthumously. In this collection of fifteen essays, the reader will find comprehensive discussions of the history of music documentaries, insights in their production and promotion, close studies of documentaries relating to favourite bands or performers, and approaches to questions of music documentary and form, from the celluloid to the digital age.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Music Seen: The Formats and Functions of the Music Documentary Part I: Evolutions of the Music Documentary Part II: Scenes from the Sixties Part III: Punk Cultures Part IV: "Mockumentaries" and "Rockumentaries" Part V: New Directions in the Music Documentary
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Directing in Musical Theatre An Essential Guide
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide, from the author of Acting in Musical Theatre, will equip aspiring directors with all of the skills that they will need in order to guide a production from beginning to end. From the very first conception and collaborations with crew and cast, through rehearsals and technical production all the way to the final performance, Joe Deer covers the full range.Deer's accessible and compellingly practical approach uses proven, repeatable methods for addressing all aspects of a production. The focus at every stage is on working with others, using insights from experienced, successful directors to tackle common problems and devise solutions. Each section uses the same structure, to stimulate creative thinking: Timetables: detailed instructions on what to do and when, to provide a flexible organization template Prompts and Investigations: addressing conceptual questions about style, characterization and design Skills Workshops:Trade Review 'This will be an essential handbook for anyone faced with the challenge of directing a musical. Deer writes from a wealth of experience in directing, and a thorough knowledge of the musical theatre repertoire.' – Dominic Symonds, University of Portsmouth, UK 'Directing is a somewhat ‘ethereal’ job – those who do not do it have a hard time articulating what it is we exactly do as Directors. I think this book is both practical, but asks the right questions so that directors do not merely ‘replicate’ another show.' – David Gram, Director, Dramaturg, Actor & Teacher, USA 'Finally! A step-by-step handbook on how to direct musicals. Joe Deer’s Directing In Musical Theatre is the perfect book for aspiring and experienced directors alike. The craft of directing can be quite mysterious, but as Joe masterfully tells it, with thoughtful insight, extraordinary detail and great passion, the director’s role becomes vividly clear. This book is sure to become a valuable resource for anyone working in the theatre.' – Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Tony Award Nominated Director & Choreographer, RAGTIME 'A terrific analysis of how to mount a musical. From reading the script, right up to opening night, Joe Deer's insights are practical and inspiring.' – Walter Bobbie, Tony Award winning Director, CHICAGO 'Joe Deer's book is an eloquent and accurate analysis of what a director in the musical theatre actually does. He understands the many components of a musical and how to coordinate and integrate them. I highly recommend it to anyone contemplating directing a musical.' – Jerry Zaks, Tony Award winning Director, GUYS AND DOLLS and SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ 'Directing In Musical Theatre is a splendid text for anyone wishing to explore directing for the musical stage. It deals with every essential aspect of this daunting task, and explains each with singular clarity and intelligence. The work is well organized, thorough, and completely accessible. Finally, here is a book that gets to the heart of this art.' – Gregory Lehane, Professor - Former Head of Directing, Drama and Music, Carnegie Mellon University 'Joe Deer's Directing in the Musical Theatre is a well-informed exploration of the musical theatre directing process that is filled with heart, intellect and spirit. If every director was required to read the chapter on staging alone, we would be blessed with productions more truthful, entertaining, and ultimately satisfying. This book, which equally balances craft with artistry, will be helpful to beginner and seasoned veteran alike.' – Cary Libkin, Professor, Head Of Musical Theatre Degree Programs, Penn State University Table of Contents Table of Contents Foreword by Eric Schaeffer Introduction How To Use This Book Phase One: Conception Timetable One: Preparation Chapter One: Preparing for Collaboration Unit 1.1 Reading and listening to the Musical Unit 1.1.1 Gathering Impressions Questionnaire: First Impressions Unit 1.2 Creating a Research Portfolio Unit 1.3 History and Society Viewed Selectively Unit 1.4 Tradition Unit 1.5 Dissecting the Script and Score Unit 1.5.1 Units of Action Questionnaire: Unit Analysis Unit 1.6 Character Analysis Unit 1.6.1 Facts Questionnaire: Character Given Circumstances Unit 1.6.2 Character Journey Unit 1.6.3 Charting Change Unit 1.6.4 Attitudes Questionnaire: Character Attitudes Unit 1.6.5 Ambitions Questionnaire: Character Ambitions Unit 1.7 Directing and Style Unit 1.7.1 What Is Style? Unit 1.7.2 Establishing Style in Your Production Unit 1.7.3 Unity of Style Unit 1.7.4 History and Genre Unit 1.7.5 Worldview Questionnaire: Defining Worldview Unit 1.7.5 Articulating Style Questionnaire: Elements of Style Unit 1.8 Visiting the Performance Space Unit 1.9 Getting It Down On Paper - Creating a Concept Statement Unit 1.9.1 This Is The Story Of … Unit 1.9.2 Themes and Ideas Unit 1.9.3 Images and Visual Style Unit 1.9.4 State Your Passion Chapter Two: Imagining The Chorus Unit 2.1 What is a chorus? Unit 2.2 Populating the world of your musical Unit 2.3 The power of the group Unit 2.4 Applying Pressure Unit 2.5 Chorus as Storyteller Unit 2.6 Chorus as Spectacle Unit 2.7 Chorus as Characters Unit 2.8 Engaging Chorus Actors Phase Two: Collaboration Timetable: Phase Two Chapter Three: Creative Collaboration Unit 3.1 The Passionate Center Unit 3.2 What is a Choreographer? Unit 3.3 Theatre Dance vs. Concert Dance Unit 3.4 Musical Collaboration Chapter Four: Directing the Design Unit 4.1 Design Process: Scenery Unit 4.1.1 Scenic Design Preparation Questionnaire: Scenic Design Unit 4.1.2 What to Expect in the Scenic Design Process Scenic Design Process for Big River Unit 4.2 Design Process: Costumes Unit 4.2.1 Character Analysis for Costume Design Unit 4.2.2 Practical Requirements Unit 4.2.3 Cast by Scene Breakdown Unit 4.2.4 What to Expect in the Costume Design Process Gregg Barnes’ Costume Design Process for The Drowsy Chaperone Unit 4.3 Design Process: Lighting Unit 4.3.1 What to Expect in the Lighting Design Process Natasha Katz’ Lighting Design Process for Follies Unit 4.4 Budgets and Creative Limits Checklist: Effective Design Phase Three: Rehearsal Timetable Three: Auditions to Final Studio Run-Through Chapter Five: Auditions Unit 5.1 Casting Breakdowns Unit 5.2 Principal Role Auditions Unit 5.3 Chorus Calls Unit 5.4 Addressing Multiple Casting Needs Unit 5.5 Non-Traditional Casting Unit 5.6 Negotiations and Waiting Chapter Six: Staging and Coaching Unit 6.1 Staging Stories Unit 6.1.1 Levels of Staging Unit 6.1.2 Staging Questions Questionnaire: Staging Action Unit 6.1.3 Believable Spontaneity and Inevitability Unit 6.1.4 Types of Musical Numbers Unit 6.1.5 Prompts to Staging Opportunities Unit 6.1.6 Staging Structure Unit 6.1.7 Storytelling Through Staging Unit 6.1.8 All Staging is Action Unit 6.1.9 Storytelling – Beat-by-beat Unit 6.1.10 Group Staging Notation ‘I Wanna Be A Producer’ from The Producers Unit 6.1.11 Choreographic Staging Unit 6.2 Staging Tools Unit 6.2.1 Movement and Images Unit 6.2.2 Principles of Effective Blocking Unit 6.2.3 Compositional Qualities Unit 6.3 Blocking Scenes and Songs Unit 6.3.1 Blocking Script Set Up Next to Normal scene/song blocking script Unit 6.3.2 Ideas Into Action Unit 6.3.3 Blocking Notation Unit 6.3.4 Giving Blocking to Actors Unit 6.4 Coaching Your Cast Unit 6.4.1 Actor/Singers Unit 6.4.2 10 Keys to Coaching the Singing Actor Unit 6.4.3 Dancers are actors, too Unit 6.5 Entertainment Values and ‘Selling It’ To The Audience Phase Four: Production Timetable: Phase Four Chapter Seven: Moving Into The Theatre Unit 7.1 Getting acquainted with the space Unit 7.2 Spacing Rehearsals and Adjustments Unit 7.3 Safety First Unit 7.4 Adding Scenery and Props Unit 7.5 Adding Lighting Unit 7.6 Adding Orchestra Unit 7.7 Sound Design and Reinforcement Unit 7.8 The Stage Manager Takes Charge – Technical Rehearsal Unit 7.9 Adding Costumes Unit 7.10 Crew Unit 7.11 Special Rehearsals Unit 7.12 Putting It All Back Together Unit 7.13 Finding The Heart of the show again Unit 7.14 Prioritizing and Problem Solving Unit 7.15 "Please" and "Thank You" Phase Five: Performance Timetable: Previews to Closing Chapter Eight: Shaping the Production Unit 8.1 Curtain Calls Unit 8.2 Previews Unit 8.3 Advice and Opinions Unit 8.4 Opening Night Unit 8.5 Notes and Rehearsal After Opening Unit 8.6 Post Mortem Chapter Nine: Etcetera – And All The Rest Unit 9.1 Directing New Works Unit 9.2 Directing Revues Unit 9.3 Habits of Successful Directors Appendices Appendix A: Sample Documents Weekly Rehearsal Schedule – Seussical Daily Rehearsal Schedule – Carousel Blocking/Staging Checklist – Seussical Cast-by-scene Breakdowns – Nine Scene and Song Rehearsal Unit Breakdown – Kiss Me, Kate Concept Statement – Into The Woods Scene/Song Unit Analysis – Fiddler On The Roof Character Analysis (short) – The Light In The Piazza Staging Roadmap (Beat Breakdown) – ‘The Night Waltz’ from A Little Night Music Appendix B: Complete Production Timetable Appendix C: Blank Questionnaires First Impressions Unit Analysis Character Given Circumstances Character Attitudes Character Ambitions Defining Worldview Elements of Style Scenic Design Staging Action Checklist: Effective Design Appendix D: A Brief Glossary of Useful Stage Terms
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Taylor & Francis Made in Brazil
Book SynopsisMade in Brazil: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of twentieth-century Brazilian popular music. The volume consists of essays by scholars of Brazilian music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Brazil. Each essay provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Brazilian popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in Brazil, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: Samba and Choro; History, Memory, and Representations; Scenes and Artists; and Music, Market and New Media.Trade Review"This book is a major contribution to popular music studies, not only because it presents new data on Brazilian popular musics but also because of the new insights it brings into this field of study. Made in Brazil draws a complex picture of contemporaneity, stressing the confrontation between 'roots' and 'networks,' 'national' and 'trans-national,' and the instrumental character of popular music in the establishment of groups and social classes."—Pedro Félix, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, IASPM@Journal vol.5 no.2Table of ContentsIntroduction: Listening to popular sonorities: a historic overview of the music and popular music studies in Brazil Part I: Samba and Choro Part II: History, Memory, and Representations Part III: Critique, Mediation, and Value Part IV: Music, Market, and New Media Coda From roots to networks: listening a world called Brazil "So when are the dancers coming out?": Representations of Brazilian music in New York City Afterword Electronic and acoustic, modern MPB: A conversation with Lenine
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Taylor & Francis Religion and Hip Hop
Book SynopsisReligion and Hip Hop brings together the category of religion, Hip Hop cultural modalities and the demographic of youth. Bringing postmodern theory and critical approaches in the study of religion to bear on Hip Hop cultural practices, this book examines how scholars in religious and theological studies have deployed and approached religion when analyzing Hip Hop data. Using existing empirical studies on youth and religion to the cultural criticism of the Humanities, Religion and Hip Hop argues that common among existing scholarship is a thin interrogation of the category of religion. As such, Miller calls for a redescription of religion in popular cultural analysis - a challenge she further explores and advances through various materialist engagements.Going beyond the traditional and more common approach of analyzing rap lyrics, from film, dance, to virtual reality, Religion and Hip Hop takes a fresh approach to exploring the paranoid posture of thTrade Review"Miller's well researched and thoughtfully written book is a vital contribution to scholarship, one that holds great promise for helping readers better understand both the nature and meaning of religion and the deep significance of hip hop. Anyone interested in the intersection(s) of religion and hip hop should read this book. I highly recommend it." – Anthony B. Pinn, Rice University, USA"Milller's new volume is a sweeping, provocative look at the complex relationship between hip hop and religion. Drawing on her rich and wide-ranging understanding of the art form, Miller asks very basic and profound questions about religion itself. Looking past popular and academic moralizing alike, Miller interrogates religion as an emergent and unpredictable phenomena, asking what it means-and can mean-for hip hop artists and audiences today. In so doing, Miller generously and expansively clears the ground for all future work on this necessary and vital topic." – Greg Dimitriadis, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA"Monica Miller has produced a lucid and unpredictable book that easily separates itself from the pack. This is destined to be a classic in critical hip-hop studies and a definitive contribution to ongoing debates about the very contours of African American religious and political life in the 21st century." – John L. Jackson, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, USA"Miller’s ambitious enterprise sets out to rethink difference in black popular culture. Concise, engaging and original, this book should be read by students and teachers engaged in the social scientific study of contemporary religion." – Abby Day, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK"Religion and Hip Hop makes significant contributions to scholarship on religion and Hip Hop as well as to theory and method in the study of African American religion generally. Miller’s shifts in focus, from a priori and sui generis definitions of religion to a social constructionist perspective, and from rap lyrics and institutional Christianity to material culture and lived religion, should prove a watershed moment in the field of religion and Hip Hop." - Dusty Hoesley, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, in ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction: (Re)Finding Religion 1. Scapegoats, Boundaries, and Blame: The Civic Face of Hip-Hop Culture 2. Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover 3. And the Word Became Flesh: Hip-Hop Culture and the (In)coherence of Religion 4. Inside-Out: Complex Subjectivity and Postmodern Thought 5. Youth Religiosity in America: The Empirical Landscape 6. Faith in the Flesh Conclusion: When the Religious Ain’t So Religious, After All Notes Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Refashioning Pop Music in Asia
Book SynopsisExamining the cultural, political, economic, technological and institutional aspects of popular music throughout Asia, this book is the first comprehensive analysis of Asian popular music and its cultural industries. Concentrating on the development of popular culture in its local socio-political context, the volume highlights how local appropriations of the pop music genre play an active rather than reactive role in manipulating global cultural and capital flows.Broad in geographical sweep and rich in contemporary examples, this work will appeal to those interested in Asian popular culture from a variety of perspectives including, political economy, anthropology, communication studies, media studies and ethnomusicology.Table of ContentsPart 1: Musical Cultures and Culture IndustriesPart 2: Local Appropriations: From Nation-Building to Happy Pop and Folk Resistance Part 3: Travelling Theories, Syncretic Exoticisms or Diffusion by Any Other Name? Part 4: Colonial Desire, Social Memory and Popular Sensuality as Performance Genres
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Taylor & Francis Ltd John Fogerty An American Son
Book SynopsisThis is the first critical biography to explore John Fogerty''s life and his music. When inducting Creedence Clearwater Revival into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, Bruce Springsteen referred to the music's power and its simplicity [its] beauty and poetry and a sense of the darkness of events and of history, of an American tradition shot through with pride, fear, and paranoia. This book investigates those aspects and more of Fogerty's songs and life: his Americanism, his determined individualism, and unyielding musical vision which led to conflicts with his band, isolation from his family, constant legal battles, and some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. Trade Review"Through his patience, understanding, and a preference for seeing the good in people, Kitts has crafted a thoughtful study of Fogerty and his musical/personal development. Others may have thrown up their hands in resignation at the singer/songwriter's conduct, remarkable immaturity, and his at times self-destructive approach to professional relationships. Kitts, however, leaves his reader with a compassionate sense of the "guitar hero" who gave us such wonderful songs and memories."- James Martens, Independent Scholar/Red Deer College (retired), Alberta, Canada "John Fogerty: American Son is well-written and accessible, giving it the potential to appeal to a wide audience. (...) those looking to learn about Fogerty will find many an item of interest."- Steven Gil, University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of Contents1. The Shaping of John Fogerty’s Imagination 2. The Musical Development of John Fogerty 3. CCR and San Francisco 4. From San Francisco to the Bayou 5. "Proud Mary" and the Aesthetics of John Fogerty 6. Artistic Maturity, Part I—Jeremiads, Political Commentaries and Satires 7. Artistic Maturity, Part II—Character Portraits and a Green World 8. Cosmo’s Factory, Pendulum, and The End 9. John Fogerty’s Blue Ridge Rangers—Escape into the Green World of the Studio 10. The 1980s Comeback of John Fogerty 11. Another Comeback and Into the New Millennium 12. Still Chooglin’
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Taylor & Francis Ltd John Fogerty An American Son
Book SynopsisThis is the first critical biography to explore John Fogerty''s life and his music. When inducting Creedence Clearwater Revival into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, Bruce Springsteen referred to the music's power and its simplicity [its] beauty and poetry and a sense of the darkness of events and of history, of an American tradition shot through with pride, fear, and paranoia. This book investigates those aspects and more of Fogerty's songs and life: his Americanism, his determined individualism, and unyielding musical vision which led to conflicts with his band, isolation from his family, constant legal battles, and some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. Trade Review"Through his patience, understanding, and a preference for seeing the good in people, Kitts has crafted a thoughtful study of Fogerty and his musical/personal development. Others may have thrown up their hands in resignation at the singer/songwriter's conduct, remarkable immaturity, and his at times self-destructive approach to professional relationships. Kitts, however, leaves his reader with a compassionate sense of the "guitar hero" who gave us such wonderful songs and memories."- James Martens, Independent Scholar/Red Deer College (retired), Alberta, Canada "John Fogerty: American Son is well-written and accessible, giving it the potential to appeal to a wide audience. (...) those looking to learn about Fogerty will find many an item of interest."- Steven Gil, University of Queensland, AustraliaTable of Contents1. The Shaping of John Fogerty’s Imagination 2. The Musical Development of John Fogerty 3. CCR and San Francisco 4. From San Francisco to the Bayou 5. "Proud Mary" and the Aesthetics of John Fogerty 6. Artistic Maturity, Part I—Jeremiads, Political Commentaries and Satires 7. Artistic Maturity, Part II—Character Portraits and a Green World 8. Cosmo’s Factory, Pendulum, and The End 9. John Fogerty’s Blue Ridge Rangers—Escape into the Green World of the Studio 10. The 1980s Comeback of John Fogerty 11. Another Comeback and Into the New Millennium 12. Still Chooglin’
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Taylor & Francis Made in Latin America Studies in Popular Music Routledge Global Popular Music Series
Book SynopsisMade in Latin America serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Latin American popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Latin American music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of popular music in Latin America and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Theoretical Issues; Transnational Scenes; Local and National Scenes; Class, Identity, and Politics; and Gendered Scenes.Trade Review"This book constitutes not only a key contribution to the field of Latin American music studies as a whole, but it also responds directly to the pressing need of making the work of Latin American scholars available to Anglophone readers. As the editors point out, the academic production of a vast portion of Latin American scholars remains unknown in the Anglophone academy. While highlighting the sophisticated ideas of leading authors in the field, the book offers a robust intellectual ground to counterbalance Anglophone readers' ideas about the music and the academic production of the region. This book would be a very useful addition to upper-undergraduate or graduate courses on Latin American music or Latin American music scholarship. It would also be an ideal point of entry for scholars interested in engaging with the field and with their colleagues south of the border. Taken together with other recently published volumes on Latin American scholarship, this book should be celebrated as another important brick for the construction of a bridge between the Latin American and Anglophone academies."— Journal of Folklore ResearchTable of ContentsSeries Foreword. Preface. Introduction: Debating Genre, Class and Identity: Popular Music and Music Scenes from the Latin American World Julio Mendívil and Christian Spencer Espinosa PART I: MUSIC SCENES AND HISTORICAL ISSUES 1. The Carpas Shows in Mexico City (1900-1930): An Ethno-Historical Perspective to a Musical Scene Natalia Bieletto Bueno 2. Nineteenth Century Spanish American Salon in the Light Of Music Scenes Juan Francisco Sans PART II: IMAGINARIES, IDENTITY, AND POLITICS 3. Representing Ayacucho: Music, Politics, Commerce and Identity in an Andean Music Scene in Lima Julio Mendívil 4. Imagining Traditions: Performance and Social Imagination in the Urban Cueca Scene in Santiago de Chile (2000–2010) Christian Spencer Espinosa PART III: CUMBIA, CLASS AND NATION 5. "Cumbia, Nena." Cumbia Scene, Gender and Class in Argentina Pablo Alabarces and Malvina Silba 6. The Ecuadorian Popular Music Scene in Quito: Contesting the National Imaginary Ketty Wong 7. Chicha Music, Urban Subalternity and Cultural Identities in Peru: Construction of the Local and Translocal Scene Arturo Quispe Lázaro PART IV: GLOBAL FLOWS 8. Merengue on the Move: Making Music, Place, and Community in the Típico World Sydney Hutchinson 9. The Geopolitics of Queer Tango: From Buenos Aires to a Community of Translocal Practice María Mercedes Liska 10. Otavalan Transnational Music Making: The Andean Music Scene in Japan Michelle Wibbelsman PART V: BEYOND MUSIC SCENES 11. Voice in Fernando Ortiz: Tools for Rethinking the Notion of Scene Ana M. Ochoa Gautier 12 Epilogue: Reconsidering Music Scenes from a Latin American Perspective Julio Mendívil and Christian Spencer Espinosa AFTERWORD 13. "We live in mixture, and are constantly mixing together our musical expressions." A conversation with Susana Baca, Peruvian singer and former Minister of Culture Julio Mendívil and Christian Spencer Espinosa. List of Contributors
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Taylor & Francis Queerness in Heavy Metal Music
Book SynopsisWhile the growing field of scholarship on heavy metal music and its subcultures has produced excellent work on the sounds, scenes, and histories of heavy metal around the world, few works have included a study of gender and sexuality. This cutting-edge volume focuses on queer fans, performers, and spaces within the heavy metal sphere, and demonstrates the importance, pervasiveness, and subcultural significance of queerness to the heavy metal ethos. Heavy metal scholarship has until recently focused almost solely on the roles of heterosexual hypermasculinity and hyperfemininity in fans and performers. The dependence on that narrow dichotomy has limited heavy metal scholarship, resulting in poorly critiqued discussions of gender and sexuality that serve only to underpin the popular imagining of heavy metal as violent, homophobic and inherently masculine. This book queers heavy metal studies, bringing discussions of gender and sexuality in heavy metal out of that poorly tTrade Review"Queerness in Heavy Metal Music: Metal Bent is an important addition to Metal Music Studies’ commitment to challenging the perception of metal as inherently heteromasculinist through examining metal scenes as sites of potentialities and differing performativities. Metal Bent initiates an understanding of how these performativities may be interrogated in the context of sexuality. The groundwork undertaken here by Clifford-Napoleone may then yield greater plurality in future intersectional discussions of sexuality within metal scenes, practices and cultures."- Catherine Hoad, Macquarie University, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Heavy Metal Queerscape 2. Black Leather 3. Outsider Togetherness 4. Everybody Knows 5. Eat Me Alive Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Punk in Russia
Book SynopsisPunk culture is currently having a revival worldwide and is poised to extend and mutate even more as youth unemployment and youth alienation increase in many countries of the world. In Russia, its power to have an impact and to shock is well illustrated by the state response to activist collective and punk band Pussy Riot. This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of punk culture in contemporary Russia. Drawing on interviews and observation, it explores the vibrant punk music scenes and the social relations underpinning them in three contrasting Russian cities. It relates punk to wider contemporary culture and uses the Russian example to discuss more generally what constitutes ''punk'' today.Trade Review"We can confidently say that the ethnographies here support the general anthropological positions that culture is locally (in place and time) constructed, embodied, contested, and unstable, with no timeless 'essence' but only specific shifting formations. Bringing these insights to Russia and to music is a worthwhile task that scholars and students alike should find enlightening." Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database Table of Contents1. Punk, but Not as we Know it: Rethinking Punk from a Post-Socialist Perspective 2. The Evolution of Punk in Russia 3. St Petersburg: Big City - Small Scenes 4. Krasnodar: Perpendicular Culture in the Biggest Village on Earth 5. Vorkuta: A Live Scene in a ‘Rotting City’ 6. Conclusion
£142.50
Taylor & Francis Religion and Hip Hop
Book SynopsisReligion and Hip Hop brings together the category of religion, Hip Hop cultural modalities and the demographic of youth. Bringing postmodern theory and critical approaches in the study of religion to bear on Hip Hop cultural practices, this book examines how scholars in religious and theological studies have deployed and approached religion when analyzing Hip Hop data. Using existing empirical studies on youth and religion to the cultural criticism of the Humanities, Religion and Hip Hop argues that common among existing scholarship is a thin interrogation of the category of religion. As such, Miller calls for a redescription of religion in popular cultural analysis - a challenge she further explores and advances through various materialist engagements.Going beyond the traditional and more common approach of analyzing rap lyrics, from film, dance, to virtual reality, Religion and Hip Hop takes a fresh approach to exploring the paranoid posture of thTrade Review"Miller's well researched and thoughtfully written book is a vital contribution to scholarship, one that holds great promise for helping readers better understand both the nature and meaning of religion and the deep significance of hip hop. Anyone interested in the intersection(s) of religion and hip hop should read this book. I highly recommend it." – Anthony B. Pinn, Rice University, USA"Milller's new volume is a sweeping, provocative look at the complex relationship between hip hop and religion. Drawing on her rich and wide-ranging understanding of the art form, Miller asks very basic and profound questions about religion itself. Looking past popular and academic moralizing alike, Miller interrogates religion as an emergent and unpredictable phenomena, asking what it means-and can mean-for hip hop artists and audiences today. In so doing, Miller generously and expansively clears the ground for all future work on this necessary and vital topic." – Greg Dimitriadis, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA"Monica Miller has produced a lucid and unpredictable book that easily separates itself from the pack. This is destined to be a classic in critical hip-hop studies and a definitive contribution to ongoing debates about the very contours of African American religious and political life in the 21st century." – John L. Jackson, Jr., University of Pennsylvania, USA"Miller’s ambitious enterprise sets out to rethink difference in black popular culture. Concise, engaging and original, this book should be read by students and teachers engaged in the social scientific study of contemporary religion." – Abby Day, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK"Religion and Hip Hop makes significant contributions to scholarship on religion and Hip Hop as well as to theory and method in the study of African American religion generally. Miller’s shifts in focus, from a priori and sui generis definitions of religion to a social constructionist perspective, and from rap lyrics and institutional Christianity to material culture and lived religion, should prove a watershed moment in the field of religion and Hip Hop." - Dusty Hoesley, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, in ReligionTable of ContentsIntroduction: (Re)Finding Religion 1. Scapegoats, Boundaries, and Blame: The Civic Face of Hip-Hop Culture 2. Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover 3. And the Word Became Flesh: Hip-Hop Culture and the (In)coherence of Religion 4. Inside-Out: Complex Subjectivity and Postmodern Thought 5. Youth Religiosity in America: The Empirical Landscape 6. Faith in the Flesh Conclusion: When the Religious Ain’t So Religious, After All Notes Bibliography Index
£47.99
Taylor & Francis DIY Cultures and Underground Music Scenes
Book SynopsisThis volume examines the global influence and impact of DIY cultural practice as this informs the production, performance and consumption of underground music in different parts of the world. The book brings together a series of original studies of DIY musical activities in Europe, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. The chapters combine insights from established academic writers with the work of younger scholars, some of whom are directly engaged in contemporary underground music scenes. The book begins by revisiting and re-evaluating key themes and issues that have been used in studying the cultural meaning of alternative and underground music scenes, notably aspects of space, place and identity and the political economy of DIY cultural practice. The book then explores how the DIY cultural practices that characterize alternative and underground music scenes have been impacted and influenced by technological change, notably the emergence of digital media. Finally, inTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Underground Music Scenes between the Local and the Translocal 1. Rethinking DIY Culture in a Post-Industrial and Global Context 2. Visibility and Conviviality in Music Scenes 3. Punk Stories 4. Between Popular and Underground Culture: An Analysis of Bucharest Urban Culture 5. The DIY as a Constitutive Resource of the Specific Punk Capital in France 6. Boys in Black, Girls in Punk: Gender Performances in the Goth and Hardcore Punk Scenes in Northern Germany Part II: Music and DIY Cultures: DIY or Die! 7. Music, Protest Politics, DIY and Identity in the Basque Country 8. Home Economics: Fusing Imaginaries in the Musical Underground of Wellington, New Zealand 9. Proud Amateurs: Deterritorialized Expertise in Contemporary Finnish DIY Micro-Labels 10. Noise Records as Noise Culture: DIY Practices, Aesthetics and Trades 11. Punk Positif: The DIY Ethic and the Politics of Value in the Indonesian Hardcore Punk Scene Part III: Art, Music and Technological Change 12. So Far, Yet So Near: The Brazilian DIY Politics of Sofar Sounds – A Collaborative Network for Live Music Audiences 13. Cassette Cultures in Berlin: Resurgence, DIY Freedom or Sellout? 14. Here Today: The Role of Ephemera in Clarifying Underground Culture 15. Birth of an Underground Music Scene? Creative Networks and (Digital) DIY Technologies in a Hungarian Context Part IV: Music Scenes, Memory and Emotional Geographies 16. The Inoperative Subculture: History, Identity and Avant-Gardism in Garage Rock 17. Collectivity and Individuality in US Free Folk Musics 18. The Independent Record Label, Ideology and Longevity: Twenty Years of Chemikal Underground Records in Glasgow 19. Verbal Sound System (1997–98): Recalling a Raver’s DIY Practices in the British Free Party Counterculture 20. A Howl of the Estranged: Post-Punk and Contemporary Underground Scenes in Bulgarian Popular Music
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Punk in Russia
Book SynopsisPunk culture is currently having a revival worldwide and is poised to extend and mutate even more as youth unemployment and youth alienation increase in many countries of the world. In Russia, its power to have an impact and to shock is well illustrated by the state response to activist collective and punk band Pussy Riot. This book, based on extensive original research, examines the nature of punk culture in contemporary Russia. Drawing on interviews and observation, it explores the vibrant punk music scenes and the social relations underpinning them in three contrasting Russian cities. It relates punk to wider contemporary culture and uses the Russian example to discuss more generally what constitutes ''punk'' today.Trade Review"We can confidently say that the ethnographies here support the general anthropological positions that culture is locally (in place and time) constructed, embodied, contested, and unstable, with no timeless 'essence' but only specific shifting formations. Bringing these insights to Russia and to music is a worthwhile task that scholars and students alike should find enlightening." Jack David Eller Anthropology Review Database Table of Contents1. Punk, but Not as we Know it: Rethinking Punk from a Post-Socialist Perspective 2. The Evolution of Punk in Russia 3. St Petersburg: Big City - Small Scenes 4. Krasnodar: Perpendicular Culture in the Biggest Village on Earth 5. Vorkuta: A Live Scene in a ‘Rotting City’ 6. Conclusion
£47.99
Taylor & Francis EcoLiterate Music Pedagogy Routledge New Directions in Music Education Series
Book SynopsisEco-Literate Music Pedagogy examines the capacity of musiciking to cultivate ecological literacy, approaching eco-literate music pedagogy through philosophical and autoethnographical lenses. Building on the principle that music contributes uniquely to human ecological thinking, this volume tracks the course of eco-literate music pedagogy while guiding the discussion forward: What does it mean to embrace the impulse to teach music for ecological literacy? What is it like to theorize eco-literate music pedagogy? What is learned through enacting this pedagogy? How do the impulsion, the theorizing, and the enacting relate to one another? Music education for ecological consciousness is experienced in local places, and this study explores the theory underlying eco-literate music pedagogy in juxtaposition with the authorâs personal experiences. The work arrives at a new philosophy for music education: a spiritual praxis rooted in soil communities, one informed by ecologyâs intrinsic value for non-human being and musicking. Eco-Literate Music Pedagogy adds to the emerging body of music education literature considering ecological and environmental issues. Table of ContentsPreludeChapter 1 Philosophy on SoilChapter 2 Ecological LiteracyChapter 3 EcomusicologyChapter 4 Deep EcologyChapter 5 Spiritual PraxisPostlude
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Taylor & Francis Punk Rock and the Politics of Place
Book SynopsisThis book is an ethnographic investigation of punk subculture as well as a treatise on the importance of place: a location with both physical form and cultural meaning. Rather than examining punk as a sound or a style as many previous works have done, it investigates the places that the subculture occupies and the cultural practices tied to those spaces. Since social groups need spaces of their own to practice their way of life, this work relates punk values and practices to the forms of their built environments. As not all social groups have an equal ability to secure their own spaces, the book also explores the strategies punks use to maintain space and what happens when they fail to do so.Trade Review"Sociologist Debies-Carl has crafted a well-written, thoughtful study of what punk rock and punk culture mean to its participants. His revised dissertation offers a thorough investigation of the punk subculture as it relates to both space and place. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate music/ethnomusicology students." -J. Jocson-Singh, Columbia University, CHOICE ReviewsTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. A Place for Punk Part II: Punk Subculture 2. Are the Kids Alright?: The Trouble with Youth Culture Studies 3. What’s the Point of Punk? Part III: Punk and Place 4. The Significance of Place 5. Locating Punk Space: From Bars and Clubs to Cellars and Squats 6. Organizing Punk Music Venues Part IV: Conclusion 7. Building a Better Tomorrow: Lessons Learned from the Venue. Afterword. Appendices Appendix A: Researching Punk and Place. Appendix B: Interview Schedule. Appendix C: Internet Forums Used in Recruiting Participants. Appendix D: Overview of Observed Music Spaces. Appendix E: Texts Analyzed.
£49.99
Taylor & Francis UK HipHop Grime and the City
Book SynopsisYoung people in London have contributed to the production of a distinctively British rap culture. This book moves beyond accounts of Hip-Hopâs marginality and shows, with an examination of the production, dissemination and use of rap in London, how this cultural form plays an important role in the everyday lives of young Londoners and the formation of identities. Through in-depth interviews with a range of leading and emerging rap artists, close analysis of rap music tracks, and over two years of ethnographic research of Londonâs UK Hip-Hop and Grime scenes, Bramwell examines how black and white urban youths use rap to come together to explore their creative abilities. By combining these methodological approaches in the development of a critical participant observation, the book reveals how the collaborative work of these urban youths produced these politically significant subcultures, through which they resist unfair and illegitimate policing practices and attempt to develop theirTrade Review"Make no mistake. There is no other book remotely like this one. It initiates a new era in the study of black London's subterranean music scenes and the broader youth cultures that they continue to fuel. Bramwell has not only accomplished an invaluable work of cultural history but provided a welcome reorientation for all future work in this field."— Paul Gilroy, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. "Revolution of a Next Kind": Building Black London from the Bottom 2. "On The Bus My Oyster Card Goes ‘Ding De Diing De Ding Ding’": Transforming the Space of London’s Public Transport 3. "I See the Glow in You": Summoning the Aura in London’s Post Hip-Hop Culture 4. "That There Kind of Sumthin’ Sounds Strange to Me": Social Representation and the Recorded Soundscape 5. From a "Junior Spesh" to the "Keys to the Bentley": The Routes of Grimey London. Conclusion: "Take Back the Scene"
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Faith and Logic Oxford Essays in Philosophical Theology Routledge Library Editions Philosophy of Religion
Book SynopsisWhen this book was originally published in 1957 there had been lively debates on the air and in the press about the bearing of modern philosophy upon Christianity, but there had been relatively little sustained discussion of the subject. This book of essays was the product of a small group of Oxford philosophers and theologians, who had met and talked informally for some years before writing it. It is an attempt to discuss with care and candour some of the problems raised for Christian belief by contemporary analytical philosophy.In asking the questions raised, this book makes articulate the perplexities of many intelligent people, both believers and unbelievers. The contributors concentrate on the way such concepts as God, Revelation, the Soul, Grace are actually used rather than asserting or denying some very general theory of meaning. Table of ContentsIntroduction Basil Mitchell 1. A Starting-point for the Philosophical Examination of Theological Belief Austin Farrer 2. The Possibility of Theological Statements I.M. Crombie 3. Revelation Austin Farrer 4. How Theologians Reason G.C. Stead 5. The Soul J.R. Lucas 6. The Grace of God Basil Mitchell 7. Religion and Morals R.M. Hare 8. ‘We’ in Modern Philosophy M.B. Foster
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Taylor & Francis The Emergence of Rock and Roll Music and the Rise of American Youth Culture Critical Moments in American History
Book SynopsisRock and roll music evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and 1950s, as a combination of African American blues, country, pop, and gospel music produced a new musical genre. Even as it captured the ears of the nation, rock and roll was the subject of controversy and contention. The music intertwined with the social, political, and economic changes reshaping America and contributed to the rise of the youth culture that remains a potent cultural force today. A comprehensive understanding of post-World War II U.S. history would be incomplete without a basic knowledge of this cultural phenomenon and its widespread impact.In this short book, bolstered by primary source documents, Mitchell K. Hall explores the change in musical style represented by rock and roll, changes in technology and business practices, regional and racial implications of this new music, and the global influences of the music. The Emergence of Rock and Roll explains the huge influence that one cultural moment can have in the history of a nation. Trade Review"Rock music unleashed a force that swept America. A hybrid of distinctively American musical styles, rock helped to create a social revolution throughout the United States and the world. Indeed, no history of post-World War II is complete without an understanding of the power of this cultural phenomenon. Mitchell Hall’s The Emergence of Rock and Roll is a clear, concise and illuminating book that is a must read."—W. Michael Weis, Illinois Wesleyan University"Engagingly written and highly informative, Mitchell Hall's book provides an excellent introduction to the key players in the advent of rock music. This compact yet wide-ranging study connects an overview of major developments with well-chosen primary sources."—Ulrich Adelt, author of Blues Music in the Sixties: A Story in Black and White"An excellent, well-written, and accessible work, it nicely sets the evolution of rock within the contexts of political conflict, social change, and the operations of the music industry. Hall’s analysis of the importance and influence of representative artists and groups is judicious."—Michael A. Morrison, Purdue University"Does a publication on rock 'n' roll deserve inclusion in a Critical Moments in American History series alongside volumes on the Louisiana Purchase, Homestead Strike, Cuban Missile Crisis, and 1980 presidential election? The author makes a persuasive case. He provides a succinct, stimulating summary of the emergence, triumph, and splintering of rock 'n' roll during the quarter century between the release of Elvis Presley's "That's All Right (Mama)" and the debut of MTV. An impressive Documents section contains Dick Clark's testimony before Congress about payola, Ray Manzarek's account of the Doors appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show, and a Senate memo concerning the FBI investigation of John Lennon. Summing Up: Recommended." —CHOICETable of Contents1. The Early Years of Rock and Roll2. Decline and Renewal3. The Beatles and the British Invasion4. Psychedelia5. Rock SplinterDocments
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Taylor & Francis Punk Rock and the Politics of Place
Book SynopsisThis book is an ethnographic investigation of punk subculture as well as a treatise on the importance of place: a location with both physical form and cultural meaning. Rather than examining punk as a sound or a style as many previous works have done, it investigates the places that the subculture occupies and the cultural practices tied to those spaces. Since social groups need spaces of their own to practice their way of life, this work relates punk values and practices to the forms of their built environments. As not all social groups have an equal ability to secure their own spaces, the book also explores the strategies punks use to maintain space and what happens when they fail to do so.Trade Review"Sociologist Debies-Carl has crafted a well-written, thoughtful study of what punk rock and punk culture mean to its participants. His revised dissertation offers a thorough investigation of the punk subculture as it relates to both space and place. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate music/ethnomusicology students." -J. Jocson-Singh, Columbia University, CHOICE ReviewsTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. A Place for Punk Part II: Punk Subculture 2. Are the Kids Alright?: The Trouble with Youth Culture Studies 3. What’s the Point of Punk? Part III: Punk and Place 4. The Significance of Place 5. Locating Punk Space: From Bars and Clubs to Cellars and Squats 6. Organizing Punk Music Venues Part IV: Conclusion 7. Building a Better Tomorrow: Lessons Learned from the Venue. Afterword. Appendices Appendix A: Researching Punk and Place. Appendix B: Interview Schedule. Appendix C: Internet Forums Used in Recruiting Participants. Appendix D: Overview of Observed Music Spaces. Appendix E: Texts Analyzed.
£150.00
Taylor & Francis The Music Business and Recording Industry
Book SynopsisThe Music Business and Recording Industry is a comprehensive music business textbook focused on the three income streams in the music industry: music publishing, live entertainment, and recordings. The book provides a sound foundation for understanding key issues, while presenting the latest research in the field. It covers the changes in the industry brought about by the digital age, such as changing methods of distributing and accessing music and new approaches in marketing with the Internet and mobile applications. New developments in copyright law are also examined, along with the global and regional differences in the music business.Trade Review"Not only is the coverage in this book complete, it is throroughly enjoyable to read. Hull covers every important detail up to and including the struggles that the industry now faces with the Internet." -- Michael J. Bonnard, NotesTable of ContentsPreface, Acknowledgments, 1. The Entertainment Industry and the Music Business, 2. Understanding the Music and Recording Business, 3. Copyright Basics in the Music Business, 4. Music Copyrights, 5. Sound Recording Copyrights, 6. Music Publishing: The First Stream, 7. Live Entertainment: The Second Stream, 8. Recordings: The Main Stream, 9. The A&R Function, 10. The Production Function, 11. The Marketing Function: Product and Price, 12. The Marketing Function: Promotion and Place, 13. The Global Music and Recording Business, Glossary, Appendix: Internet Resources, Notes, Index
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Taylor & Francis The Music Business and Recording Industry
Book SynopsisThe Music Business and Recording Industry is a comprehensive music business textbook focused on the three income streams in the music industry: music publishing, live entertainment, and recordings. The book provides a sound foundation for understanding key issues, while presenting the latest research in the field. It covers the changes in the industry brought about by the digital age, such as changing methods of distributing and accessing music and new approaches in marketing with the Internet and mobile applications. New developments in copyright law are also examined, along with the global and regional differences in the music business.Trade Review"Not only is the coverage in this book complete, it is throroughly enjoyable to read. Hull covers every important detail up to and including the struggles that the industry now faces with the Internet." -- Michael J. Bonnard, NotesTable of ContentsPreface, Acknowledgments, 1. The Entertainment Industry and the Music Business, 2. Understanding the Music and Recording Business, 3. Copyright Basics in the Music Business, 4. Music Copyrights, 5. Sound Recording Copyrights, 6. Music Publishing: The First Stream, 7. Live Entertainment: The Second Stream, 8. Recordings: The Main Stream, 9. The A&R Function, 10. The Production Function, 11. The Marketing Function: Product and Price, 12. The Marketing Function: Promotion and Place, 13. The Global Music and Recording Business, Glossary, Appendix: Internet Resources, Notes, Index
£135.00
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Local Scenes and Global Culture of Psytrance
Book SynopsisThis lively textual symposium offers a collection of formative research on the culture of global psytrance (psychedelic trance). As the first book to address the diverse transnationalism of this contemporary electronic dance music phenomenon, the collection hosts interdisciplinary research addressing psytrance as a product of intersecting local and global trajectories. Contributing to theories of globalization, postmodernism, counterculture, youth subcultures, neotribes, the carnivalesque, music scenes and technologies, dance ritual and spirituality, chapters introduce psytrance in Goa, the UK, Israel, Japan, the US, Italy, Czech Republic, Portugal and Australia. As a global occurrence indebted to 1960s psychedelia, sharing music production technologies and DJ techniques with electronic dance music scenes, and harnessing the communication capabilities of the Internet, psytrance and its cultural implications are thoroughly discussed in this first scholarly volume of its kind.Trade Review"The Local Scenes and Global Cultures of Psytrance provides a valuable insight into a world-wide movement which has had comparatively little study so far." —Rupert Till, University of Huddersfield, UK, Dancecult: Journal of Electronic Dance Music Culture"A valuable contribution to academic understandings of, and writing about, the ongoing strength of EDM cultures." —Susan Luckman, University of South Australia, Cultural Studies ReviewTable of ContentsList of Plates and Figures Psytrance: An Introduction, Graham St John Section I: Goa Trance 1: Goa is a State of Mind: On the Ephemerality of Psychedelic Social Emplacements, Luther Elliott 2: The Decline of Electronic Dance Scenes: The Case of Psytrance in Goa Anthony, D’Andrea 3: The Ghost of Goa Trance: A Retrospective, Arun Saldanha Section II: Global Psytrance 4: Infinite Noise Spirals: The Musical Cosmopolitanism of Psytrance, Hillegonda Rietveld 5: Psychedelic Trance Music Making in the UK: Rhizomatic Craftsmanship and the Global Market Place, Charles de Ledesma 6: Re-evaluating Musical Genre in UK Psytrance, Robin Lindop 7: (En)Countering the Beat: Paradox in Israeli Psytrance, Joshua I. Schmidt Section III: Liminal Culture 8: DemenCZe: Psychedelic Madhouse in the Czech Republic, Botond Vitos 9: Dionysus Returns: Contemporary Tuscan Trancers and Euripides’ The Bacchae, Chiara Baldini 10: Weaving the Underground Web: Neotribalism and Psytrance on Tribe.net, Jenny Ryan 11: Narratives in Noise: Reflexivity, Migration and Liminality in the Australian Psytrance Scene, Alex Lambert 12: Liminal Culture and Global Movement: The Transitional World of Psytrance, Graham St John Notes on Contributors Index
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Taylor & Francis African American Music
Book SynopsisAmerican Music: An Introduction, Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres, both sacred and secular, from slavery to the present. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, the work brings together analyses of African American music based on ethnographic fieldwork, which privileges the voices of the music-makers themselves, woven into a richly textured mosaic of history and culture. At the same time, it incorporates musical treatments that bring clarity to the structural, melodic, and rhythmic characteristics that both distinguish and unify African American music.The second edition has been substantially revised and updated, and includes new essays on African and African American musical continuities, African-derived instrument construction and performance practice, techno, and quartet traditions. Musical transcriptions, photographs, illustrations, and new downloadable resources bring the music to life.Table of ContentsPart 1: Antebellum Formations (1600s-1800s) 1. The Translated African Cultural and Musical Past Portia K. Maultsby 2. African Derived Instruments Ernest Brown 3. Secular Folk Music Dena Epstein w/ Rosita Sands 4. Spirituals Mellonee Burnim Part 2: Post Bellum: Music in Transition (late 1800s-) 5. Quartets Joyce Jackson 6. Ragtime Ingebord Harer 7. Blues David Evans 8. Art/Classical Music Josephine Wright Part 3: Music in Migration: Urban Voices (1900-) 9. Jazz Ingrid Monson 10. Gospel Mellonee Burnim 11. Musical Theater Thomas Riis 12. Rhythm and Blues Portia K. Maultsby 13. Soul Portia K. Maultsby Part 4: Post Civil Rights and Into the New Millenium (1970s-2000s) 14. Funk Portia K. Maultsby 15. Disco and House Kai Fikentscher 16. Detroit Techno Denise Dalphond 17. Hip hop and Rap Dawn Norfleet Glossary Bibliography Discography/Videography Index
£175.00
Taylor & Francis African American Music
Book SynopsisAmerican Music: An Introduction, Second Edition is a collection of seventeen essays surveying major African American musical genres, both sacred and secular, from slavery to the present. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, the work brings together analyses of African American music based on ethnographic fieldwork, which privileges the voices of the music-makers themselves, woven into a richly textured mosaic of history and culture. At the same time, it incorporates musical treatments that bring clarity to the structural, melodic, and rhythmic characteristics that both distinguish and unify African American music.The second edition has been substantially revised and updated, and includes new essays on African and African American musical continuities, African-derived instrument construction and performance practice, techno, and quartet traditions. Musical transcriptions, photographs, illustrations, and new downloadable resources bringTable of ContentsPart 1: Antebellum Formations (1600s-1800s) 1. The Translated African Cultural and Musical Past Portia K. Maultsby 2. African Derived Instruments Ernest Brown 3. Secular Folk Music Dena Epstein w/ Rosita Sands 4. Spirituals Mellonee Burnim Part 2: Post Bellum: Music in Transition (late 1800s-) 5. Quartets Joyce Jackson 6. Ragtime Ingebord Harer 7. Blues David Evans 8. Art/Classical Music Josephine Wright Part 3: Music in Migration: Urban Voices (1900-) 9. Jazz Ingrid Monson 10. Gospel Mellonee Burnim 11. Musical Theater Thomas Riis 12. Rhythm and Blues Portia K. Maultsby 13. Soul Portia K. Maultsby Part 4: Post Civil Rights and Into the New Millenium (1970s-2000s) 14. Funk Portia K. Maultsby 15. Disco and House Kai Fikentscher 16. Detroit Techno Denise Dalphond 17. Hip hop and Rap Dawn Norfleet Glossary Bibliography Discography/Videography Index
£76.99
Taylor & Francis The Cultural Study of Music
Book SynopsisWhat is the relationship between music and culture? The first edition of The Cultural Study of Music: A Critical Introduction explored this question with groundbreaking rigor and breadth. Now this second edition refines that original analysis while examining the ways the field has developed in the years since the bookâs initial publication. Including contributions from scholars of music, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, and psychology, this anthology provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of music and culture. It includes both pioneering theoretical essays and exhaustively researched case studies on particular issues in world musics. For the second edition, the original essays have been revised and nine new chapters have been added, covering themes such as race, religion, geography, technology, and the politics of music. With an even broader scope and a larger roster of world-renowned contributors, The Cultural Study of Music is certain to remain a canonical text in the field of cultural musicology.Trade Review"The strength of the text is its breadth of analysis: the essays are brief, pithy, and thought-provoking. Recommended." --ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction: Music Studies and the Idea of Culture Richard Middleton Part 1: When? Musical Histories 1. Music and Biocultural Evolution Ian Cross 2. Music and Culture: Historiographies of Disjuncture, Ethnographies of Displacement Philip V. Bohlman 3. Historical Musicology: Is It Still Possible? Rob C. Wegman 4. Social History and Music History Trevor Herbert 5. Musicology, Anthropology, History Gary TomlinsonPart 2: Where? Locations of Music 6. Textual Analysis or Thick Description? Jeff Todd Titon 7. Comparing Music, Comparing Musicology Martin Clayton 8. The Destiny of “Diaspora” in Ethnomusicology Mark Slobin 9. Globalization and the Politics of World Music Martin Stokes 10. Contesting Difference: A Critique of Africanist Ethnomusicology Kofi Agawu 11. What a Difference a Name Makes: Two Instances of African-American Popular Music David Brackett 12. Music, Space, and Place: The Geography of Music Adam Krims 13. Music and Everyday Life Simon FrithPart 3: How? Processes, Practices, and Institutions of Music 14. Music, Culture, and Creativity Jason Toynbee 15. Musical Autonomy Revisited David Clarke 16. Music as Performance Nick Cook 17. The Cultural Study of Musical Instruments Kevin Dawe 18. Music Education, Cultural Capital, and Social Group Identity Lucy Green 19. Music Technology, or Technologies of Music? Bennett Hogg 20. Music and Material Culture Will StrawPart 4: Whose? Social Forces and Musical Belongings 21. Music and Social Categories John Shepherd 22. Music and Mediation: Toward a New Sociology of Music Antoine Hennion 23. Music and the Social Georgina Born 24. Locating the People: Music and the Popular Richard Middleton 25. Music and the Market: The Economics of Music in the Modern World Dave Laing 26. Music, Sound, and Religion Jeffers Engelhardt 27. Music, Race, and the Fields of Public Culture Ronald Radano 28. Music, Gender, and Sexuality Fred E. MausPart 5: Who? Musical subjectivities 29. What’s Going On: Music, Psychology, and Ecological Theory Eric F. Clarke 30. Musical Materials, Perception, and Listening Nicola Dibben 31. Music, Experience, and the Anthropology of Emotion Ruth Finnegan 32. Towards a Political Aesthetics of Music David Hesmondhalgh 33. Music and the Subject: Three Takes John Mowitt 34. Of Mice and Dogs: Music, Gender, and Sexuality at the Long Fin de Siècle Ian Biddle 35. Subjectivity Unbound: Music, Language, Culture Lawrence Kramer
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Taylor & Francis Ltd HipHop Culture in College Students Lives
Book SynopsisCollege campuses have become rich sites of hip-hop culture and knowledge production. Despite the attention that campus personnel and researchers have paid to student life, the field of higher education has often misunderstood the ways that hip-hop culture exists in college students' lives. Based upon in-depth interviews, observations of underground hip-hop spaces, and the author's own active roles in hop-hop communities, this book provides a rich portrait of how college students who create hip-hopboth male and female, and of multiple ethnicitiesembody its principles and aesthetics on campuses across the United States. The book looks beyond rap music, school curricula, and urban adolescents to make the empirical argument that hip-hop has a deep cultural logic, habits of mind, and worldview components that students apply to teaching, learning, and living on campus.Hip-Hop Culture in College Students' Lives provides critical insights for researchers and campus personnelTrade Review"While the primary audience for this book appears to be the University faculty and administrators looking for a better way to engage students, the author ameliorates the proverbial "beef" between Hip-Hop and academe by offering a student-centered model for understanding Hip-Hop in college life." — Rob Jackson, Words, Beat, and Life: The Global Journal of Hip Hop Culture "Petchauer draws upon hiphop as an authoritative source to demonstrate the variety of ways hiphop collegians apply it to their classroom practices and educational lives. This particular strength broadens the reading audience from university personnel and faculty to include readers interested in art, education, and hiphop studies." — Haidee Smith Lefebvre, International Journal of Critical Pedagogy "In Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives: Elements, Embodiment and Higher Edutainment, Petchauer presented a detailed exploration of the diverse experiences of students he referred to as hip-hop collegians. Petchauer delivered on his promise—Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives is a well-constructed lens through which to better understand a diverse group of students on college campuses and is a valuable read for anyone in higher education looking to gain further knowledge of this growing group of students. In this way, Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives is a valuable read both for professionals seeking to work with hip-hop collegians as well as anyone striving to interact with students around their passions to create more robust and engaging college environments." — Christopher Toutain, Willamette University, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice"Petchauer’s book offers important insights into how hip-hop collegians experience life on and off campus, and how it influences education. His carefully constructed interviews and deep personal knowledge of hip-hop culture enable him to write a thought-provoking must-read for campus personnel directly involved with shaping how higher education influences student life and learning." — Margaret A. Swanson, Education Review "Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives encourages new critical thought and analysis among educators, campus personnel and researchers regarding the value of hip-hop culture in enhancing college students’ learning and development. Unveiled through an artistic approach to inquiry, a portrait is presented of how students who create hip-hop integrate its ideology, aesthetics and practices into their college lives." — Journal of College Student Development"Petchauer’s work not only validates the spaces created by students on all of our campuses, but should in fact challenge faculty, staff, and administrators to find new and creative ways to engage students. This is a fascinating study which should hopefully provide a more sophisticated understanding of how students make meaning on campus." — From the foreword by Walter M. Kimbrough, Ph.D., President of Philander Smith College"This book is a passionate, timely, and deep-rooted analysis of hip-hop culture’s value to higher education. Petchauer’s prescriptions for integrating hip-hop into pedagogical practice are practical, culturally astute, and ultimately revolutionary." — Joseph Schloss, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Black and Latino Studies, Baruch College"This book is an important intervention in contemporary debates on hip-hop and education. Petchauer shows us how campuses have been radically transformed through hip-hop in ways often invisible to educators and administrators alike, and he has begun a new and fruitful discussion for the field of hip-hop studies as well as education more broadly. This is a vital and necessary book." — Greg Dimitriadis, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University at Buffalo, SUNYTable of Contents Introduction: Hip-Hop, College Students, and Campus Life Entering the Cipher: Methods, Approaches, and Sketches of the Settings Welcome to the Underground: Hip-Hop Places and Spaces Around Campus "Hip-Hop is Like Breathing:" Aesthetics, Applications, and Conflicts on Campus "I Look at Hip-Hop as a Philosophy:" Edutainment, Sampling, and Classroom Practices Knowing What’s up and Learning What You’re not Supposed to: The Parameters of Critical Consciousness in Black, White, and Brown Lessons from the Underground: A Model for Understanding Hip-Hop in Students’ Lives
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd HipHop Culture in College Students Lives
Book SynopsisCollege campuses have become rich sites of hip-hop culture and knowledge production. Despite the attention that campus personnel and researchers have paid to student life, the field of higher education has often misunderstood the ways that hip-hop culture exists in college students' lives. Based upon in-depth interviews, observations of underground hip-hop spaces, and the author's own active roles in hop-hop communities, this book provides a rich portrait of how college students who create hip-hopboth male and female, and of multiple ethnicitiesembody its principles and aesthetics on campuses across the United States. The book looks beyond rap music, school curricula, and urban adolescents to make the empirical argument that hip-hop has a deep cultural logic, habits of mind, and worldview components that students apply to teaching, learning, and living on campus.Hip-Hop Culture in College Students' Lives provides critical insights for researchers and campus personnelTrade Review"While the primary audience for this book appears to be the University faculty and administrators looking for a better way to engage students, the author ameliorates the proverbial "beef" between Hip-Hop and academe by offering a student-centered model for understanding Hip-Hop in college life." — Rob Jackson, Words, Beat, and Life: The Global Journal of Hip Hop Culture "Petchauer draws upon hiphop as an authoritative source to demonstrate the variety of ways hiphop collegians apply it to their classroom practices and educational lives. This particular strength broadens the reading audience from university personnel and faculty to include readers interested in art, education, and hiphop studies." — Haidee Smith Lefebvre, International Journal of Critical Pedagogy "In Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives: Elements, Embodiment and Higher Edutainment, Petchauer presented a detailed exploration of the diverse experiences of students he referred to as hip-hop collegians. Petchauer delivered on his promise—Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives is a well-constructed lens through which to better understand a diverse group of students on college campuses and is a valuable read for anyone in higher education looking to gain further knowledge of this growing group of students. In this way, Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives is a valuable read both for professionals seeking to work with hip-hop collegians as well as anyone striving to interact with students around their passions to create more robust and engaging college environments." — Christopher Toutain, Willamette University, Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice"Petchauer’s book offers important insights into how hip-hop collegians experience life on and off campus, and how it influences education. His carefully constructed interviews and deep personal knowledge of hip-hop culture enable him to write a thought-provoking must-read for campus personnel directly involved with shaping how higher education influences student life and learning." — Margaret A. Swanson, Education Review "Hip-Hop Culture in College Students’ Lives encourages new critical thought and analysis among educators, campus personnel and researchers regarding the value of hip-hop culture in enhancing college students’ learning and development. Unveiled through an artistic approach to inquiry, a portrait is presented of how students who create hip-hop integrate its ideology, aesthetics and practices into their college lives." — Journal of College Student Development"Petchauer’s work not only validates the spaces created by students on all of our campuses, but should in fact challenge faculty, staff, and administrators to find new and creative ways to engage students. This is a fascinating study which should hopefully provide a more sophisticated understanding of how students make meaning on campus." — From the foreword by Walter M. Kimbrough, Ph.D., President of Philander Smith College"This book is a passionate, timely, and deep-rooted analysis of hip-hop culture’s value to higher education. Petchauer’s prescriptions for integrating hip-hop into pedagogical practice are practical, culturally astute, and ultimately revolutionary." — Joseph Schloss, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Black and Latino Studies, Baruch College"This book is an important intervention in contemporary debates on hip-hop and education. Petchauer shows us how campuses have been radically transformed through hip-hop in ways often invisible to educators and administrators alike, and he has begun a new and fruitful discussion for the field of hip-hop studies as well as education more broadly. This is a vital and necessary book." — Greg Dimitriadis, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy, University at Buffalo, SUNYTable of Contents Introduction: Hip-Hop, College Students, and Campus Life Entering the Cipher: Methods, Approaches, and Sketches of the Settings Welcome to the Underground: Hip-Hop Places and Spaces Around Campus "Hip-Hop is Like Breathing:" Aesthetics, Applications, and Conflicts on Campus "I Look at Hip-Hop as a Philosophy:" Edutainment, Sampling, and Classroom Practices Knowing What’s up and Learning What You’re not Supposed to: The Parameters of Critical Consciousness in Black, White, and Brown Lessons from the Underground: A Model for Understanding Hip-Hop in Students’ Lives
£135.00
