{"product_id":"beyond-the-beat-musicians-building-community-in-nashville-9780691160733","title":"Beyond the Beat  Musicians Building Community in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt a time when the bulwarks of the music industry are collapsing, what does it mean to be a successful musician and artist? How might contemporary musicians sustain their artistic communities? Based on interviews with over seventy-five popular-music professionals in Nashville, Beyond the Beat looks at artist activists--those visionaries who create\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2016 ASAP Book Prize, Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present \"This innovative sociological study of the Nashville music scene explores the business realities of an industry that has been radically changed by technology... His findings are encouraging because they reveal an environment in which many artists support one another in their quest for individualistic attainment.\"--Choice \"Anyone who wishes to read a remarkably grounded analysis of how cultural work--in this case music--is changing, and about the roles of both artist entrepreneurs and trade union activists in pursuing a community-encompassing response, will find this book a wonderful read and an eye-opener for students in multiple fields: the sociology of occupations, the economics and sociology of the arts, arts management studies, industry studies, and labor relations. That Cornfield also offers a conceptual framework for thinking about structures and strategy is an extra plus.\"--Ann Markusen, ILR Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments ix  Chapter 1. Creating Community in an Individualistic Age 1  Chapter 2. Artist Activism: Building Occupational Communities in Risky Times 17  Chapter 3. Self-contained, Self-expression: The Transformative Generation of Enterprising Artists 34  Chapter 4. Identities in Play: The Contemporary Generation of Enterprising Artists 65  Chapter 5. Creating Social Spaces for Artists: Pathways to Becoming an Artistic Social Entrepreneur 93  Chapter 6. Artist Advocates: The Corporate and Entrepreneurial Generations of Arts Trade Union Activists 121  Chapter 7. Community, Agency, and Artistic Expression 150  Appendix. Interview Schedule 166  Notes 173  Bibliography 191  Index 203","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359110431063,"sku":"9780691160733","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691160733.jpg?v=1754123627","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/beyond-the-beat-musicians-building-community-in-nashville-9780691160733","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}