{"product_id":"prince-and-popular-music-9781501391750","title":"Prince and Popular Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrince's position in popular culture has undergone only limited academic scrutiny. This book provides an academic examination of Prince, encompassing the many layers of his cultural and creative impact. It assesses Prince's life and legacy holistically, exploring his multiple identities and the ways in which they were manifested through his recorded catalogue and audiovisual personae. In 17 essays organized thematically, the anthology includes a diverse range of contributions - taking ethnographic, musicological, sociological, gender studies and cultural studies approaches to analysing Prince's career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrince and Popular Music \u003c\/i\u003einterrogates how each changed the other, offering a spectrum of approaches to an iconographic and enigmatic presence who graced any number of vibrant culture scenes with 40 years of innovation and invention. The contributors to this book got the music, and they got the look. * Benjamin Halligan, Director of the Doctoral College, University of Wolverhampton, UK *\u003cbr\u003eIn a detailed examination of one of the most important and eclectic popular artists of all time, Alleyne and Fairclough curate a wide range of perspectives which detail music, aesthetics, representation and politics. This impressively comprehensive study is essential to any study of Prince but is also an important contribution to musicology, celebrity studies, American studies, issues of identity, gender, race and more. The significance of Prince is reflected in the significance of this book. * Robert Edgar, Associate Professor of Creative Writing, York St John University, UK, and co-editor of Music, Memory and Memoir (Bloomsbury, 2019) *\u003cbr\u003eThis collection from the first-ever Prince symposium offers a compelling look into a wealth of interdisciplinary research inspired by and devoted to a pop artist of rare depth and complexity. The diversity of scholarship herein is a fitting tribute to Prince’s opulent creativity and unbound persona. * Albin Zak, Professor of Music, University at Albany, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Mike Alleyne and Kirsty Fairclough \u003cb\u003ePart One \u003c\/b\u003eSound and Vision 1. Baby, I’m a Star: Prince's \u003ci\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason Wood, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Cherry Moon\u003c\/i\u003e: Prince as His Most Authentic Self \u003ci\u003eDe Angela L. Duff, New York University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 3. Before the Rain, 1980-1984: How Prince Got 'The Look' \u003ci\u003eCasci Ritchie, Independent Scholar, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003ePrettyman\u003c\/i\u003e in the Mirror: Dandyism in Prince’s Minneapolis \u003ci\u003eKaren Turman, Harvard University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 5. The Sound of Purple: Prince and the Development of Minneapolis Sound \u003ci\u003eMaciej Smólka, Jagiellonian University, Poland\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e  Purple Performance and Presence 6. Glam Slammed: Visual Identity in Prince’s \u003ci\u003eLovesexy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMike Alleyne, Middle Tennessee State University, USA, and Kirsty Fairclough, University of Salford, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 7. For You: The Neglected Guitar Style of Prince \u003ci\u003eMichael Ugrich, University of South Dakota, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 8. To Make Purple, You Need Blue: Prince as Embodiment of the Postmodern Blues Aesthetic \u003ci\u003eTom Attah, Leeds Arts University, UK\u003c\/i\u003e 9. 'Tears Go Here': Commemorating the Minneapolis Prince and the International Prince \u003ci\u003eSuzanne Wint, Independent Scholar, USA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Three\u003c\/b\u003e  Gender 10. Re-Imagining Masculinity: Prince’s Impact on Millennial Attitudes Regarding Gender Expression \u003ci\u003eNatalie Clifford, Independent Scholar, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 11. 'We Can’t Hate You, Because We Love You': A Look at Prince, Queerness, Misogyny and Feminism \u003ci\u003eLeah Stone McDaniel, Independent Scholar, USA, and Shannan Wilson, Virginia Union University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 12. \"Flying Aboard the Seduction 747\": Prince, Humour and Horizontal Erotics \u003ci\u003eAnnie Potts, University of Canterbury, New Zealand\u003c\/i\u003e 13. When Were You Mine?: Prince’s Legacy in the Context of Transgender History \u003ci\u003eJoy Ellison, Ohio State University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Four  Politics and Race\u003c\/b\u003e 14. Prince: Introduction of a New Breed Leader \u003ci\u003eKamilah Cummings, DePaul University, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 15. 'Microchip in Your Neck': Prince’s 'War' \u003ci\u003eZack Stiegler, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 16. Prince: Conscious and Strategic Representations of Race \u003ci\u003eTwila L. Perry, Rutgers University School of Law, USA\u003c\/i\u003e 17. It’s All About What’s in Your Mind: The Origins of Prince’s Political Consciousness \u003ci\u003eCrystal N. Wise, University of Michigan, USA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019961499991,"sku":"9781501391750","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501391750.jpg?v=1750781891","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/prince-and-popular-music-9781501391750","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}