Popular Music in Theory: An Introduction by Keith Negus
Popular Music in Theory provides a critical introduction to the key theoretical issues which arise in the study of contemporary popular music.
Popular Music in Theory
Popular Music in Theory
Summary
aeo This is a clear and straightforward introduction to the main issues raised by the study of popular music, written by a leading authority in the field. aeo It is wide--ranging and covers the main studies and theoretical contributions to the field, including studies of the industry, and of the reception and use of popular music in everyday life.
Popular Music in Theory Summary
Popular Music in Theory Reviews
"An excellent critical introduction to major theoretical issues and debates in the study of contemporary popular music, drawing on illustrative case studies that will be familiar to a wide readership. Clearly written and well argued, the book will be essential reading for students, researchers and teachers." Sara Cohen, University of Liverpool "A bumper primer for the field as a whole ... instructive and enlightening." Q Magazine "The book functions both as an introduction to theories in the field, and as an outline of a coherent theoretical model of its own." European Journal of Communication
Table of Contents
Introduction. 1. Audiences. 2. Industry. 3. Mediations. 4. Identities. 5. Histories. 6. Geographies. 7. Politics. Bibliography. Index.
Additional information
GOR001392382
9780745613185
0745613187
Popular Music in Theory: An Introduction by Keith Negus
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Polity Press
1996-11-30
248
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