Looking at musical globalization and vocal music, this collection of essays studies the complex relationship between the human voice and cultural identity in 20th- and 21st-Century music in both East Asian and Western musical traditions.
This book defines the key ideas, scholarly debates, and research activities of Metal Studies. Drawing on insights from disciplines including popular m..
This book examines the globalization of contemporary South Korean idol pop music and its intersections with political, economic, and cultural transfor..
Composers, performers, listeners, critics and theorists all play vital roles in the creation of music culture; yet often each group can appear to hold..
This volume examines the location of memories and histories of popular music and its multiple pasts, exploring the different ‘places’ in which popular..
What is the relationship between music and culture? Including contributions from scholars of music, cultural studies, anthropology, sociology, and psy..
Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity? How..
Music and Urban Geography is the first book to theorize musical aspects of the tremendous changes that have overtaken major cities in the developed wo..
The silent attentiveness expected of concert audiences is one of the most distinctive characteristics of modern Western musical culture. This is the f..
Examines various forms of Japanese popular culture: pop music, jazz, enka (a form of ballad music), karaoke, manga and more. As pop culture not only e..
Explores the historical, cultural, sociological, and religious dimensions of manga and anime, and examines specific sub-genres, artists, and stylistic..
Traces the evolution of American popular culture. This book includes 'American Dreams: Michael Jordan and Jennifer Lopez', who challenged various sort..