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SAGE PUBLISHING Popular Music 2011 Edition by Brabazon
An incredibly wide-ranging critical account of popular music. The book is an essential resource for all staff and students in the field' - John Storey, Centre for Research in Media and Cultural Studies, University of Sunderland Organized in accessible sections and covering the main themes of research and teaching it examines:* The key approaches to understanding popular music* The main settings of exchange and consumption* The role of technology in the production of popular music * The main genres of popular music* The key debates of the present dayBarbazon writes with verve and penetration. Her approach starts with how most people actually consume music today and transfers this onto the plain of study. The book enables teachers and students to shuffle from one topic to the other whilst providing an unparalleled access the core concepts and issues. As such, it is the perfect study guide for undergraduates located in this exciting and expanding field. Tara Brabazon is Professor of Communication at University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT). Introduction: Walking on the Dance FloorApproachesListening to MusicVisualizing MusicDancing to MusicThinking about MusicWriting about MusicMusic SpacesSonic Architecture/SoundscapeCity Music and Urban SpacesRecording SpacesClubs and PubsSoundtracks and Filmic SpacesMusic Video and Televisual SpacesRadio, Podcasting and Listening SpacesMP3 and Downloading SpacesInstruments of/for StudyGuitar CulturesKeyboard CulturesDrumming and PercussionVoiceTurntablismiPodGenre and CommunityCountryFolkThe BluesRock and RollSoulReggae and SkaSalsaMetalPunk and IndieHip HopDiscoHouse and Post-House MusicsWorld MusicDebatesIntellectual PropertyCensorship and RegulationRace, Appropriation and CommodificationGirl Groups and FeminismBoy Bands and Men's StudiesGay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgenderist MusicsDigitization, User-Generated Content and Social NetworkingMusic: Politics, Resistance and ProtestConclusion: Walking off the Dance FloorSonic SourcesVisual Sources