Cultural Study of Popular Music

Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity?  How has the notion of what makes "good" or "bad" music changed over the years-and what does this tell us about the writers who have assigned these tags t..

Why are some popular musical forms and performers universally reviled by critics and ignored by scholars-despite enjoying large-scale popularity?  How has the notion of what makes "good" or "bad" music changed over the years-and what does this tell us about the writers who have assigned these tags t..

Listening according to mood is likely to be what most people do when they listen to music. We want to take part in, or even be part of, the emerging world of the musical work. Erik Wallrup explores this vague and elusive phenomenon, which is held to be fundamental to musical hearing. He unfolds the ..

This book examines DIY approaches to the collection, preservation, and display of popular music heritage by volunteers in community archives, museums, and halls of fame globally. Focusing on 23 institutions, it outlines the potentialities of bottom-up, community-based interventions into the archivin..

Composers, performers, listeners, critics and theorists all play vital roles in the creation of music culture; yet often each group can appear to hold widely divergent views of a musical work’s aims and effects. As the title indicates, this book examines the parts played by these groups and the int..

Composers, performers, listeners, critics and theorists all play vital roles in the creation of music culture; yet often each group can appear to hold widely divergent views of a musical work’s aims and effects. As the title indicates, this book examines the parts played by these groups and the int..

This collection explores the processes and experiences of attending live music events from the initial decision to attend through to audience responses and memories of a performance after it has happened. The book brings together international researchers who consider the experience of being an audi..

Presents a range of historical case studies on the sounding worlds of the European past. The chapters in this volume explore ways of thinking about sound historically, and seek to understand how people have understood and negotiated their relationships with the sounding world in Europe from the Midd..

In what ways does listening to music shape everyday perception? Is music particularly effective in promoting shifts in consciousness? Is there any difference perceptually between contemplating one's surroundings and experiencing a work of art? This fascinating study brings together research and theo..

This book defines the key ideas, scholarly debates, and research activities of Metal Studies. Drawing on insights from disciplines including popular music, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy, it offers new research on metal musicology, global/local scenes studies, fandom, gend..

This book defines the key ideas, scholarly debates, and research activities of Metal Studies. Drawing on insights from disciplines including popular music, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, and philosophy, it offers new research on metal musicology, global/local scenes studies, fandom, gend..

This book examines the globalization of contemporary South Korean idol pop music and its intersections with political, economic, and cultural transformations. It examines transnational flows, asymmetrical power relations, and the imaginary "other" in K-Pop production and consumption, visiting stars,..