Popular Music
Topics, Trends & Trajectories
Tara Brabazon
- 296 pages
- English
- ePUB (adapté aux mobiles)
- Disponible sur iOS et Android
Popular Music
Topics, Trends & Trajectories
Tara Brabazon
Ă propos de ce livre
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:
âą The key approaches to understanding popular music
âą The main settings of exchange and consumption
âą The role of technology in the production of popular music
âą The main genres of popular music
âą The key debates of the present day
Barbazon 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).