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Music, Radio and the Public Sphere: The Aesthetics of Democracy
Charles Fairchild
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Description for Music, Radio and the Public Sphere: The Aesthetics of Democracy
Hardcover. Radio, the most widely used medium in the world, is a dominant mediator of musical meaning. Through a combination of critical analysis, interdisciplinary theory and ethnographic writing about community radio, this book provides a novel theorization of democratic aesthetics, with important implications for the study of old and new media alike. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APW; AV; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Radio, the most widely used medium in the world, is a dominant mediator of musical meaning. Through a combination of critical analysis, interdisciplinary theory and ethnographic writing about community radio, this book provides a novel theorization of democratic aesthetics, with important implications for the study of old and new media alike.
Radio, the most widely used medium in the world, is a dominant mediator of musical meaning. Through a combination of critical analysis, interdisciplinary theory and ethnographic writing about community radio, this book provides a novel theorization of democratic aesthetics, with important implications for the study of old and new media alike.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230390508
SKU
V9780230390508
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99-15
About Charles Fairchild
CHARLES FAIRCHILD Senior Lecturer in Popular Music, University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Pop Idols and Pirates (2008) and Community Radio and Public Culture (2001). He has published articles in journals such as Popular Music, Media, Culture & Society and Television and New Media.
Reviews for Music, Radio and the Public Sphere: The Aesthetics of Democracy
'This monograph offers a theoretical intervention into and a detailed analysis of the democratic space opened by community radio against the backdrop of commercialism and corporate power typically associated with the music and radio industries. As the author explains, a scathing critique of the commercial music and radio systems alone would not reveal the democratic potential of these popular forms, ... Read more