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Writing the Record
Devon Powers
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Description for Writing the Record
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGP; KNTF; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
During the mid-1960s, a small group of young journalists made it their mission to write about popular music, especially rock, as something worthy of serious intellectual scrutiny. Their efforts not only transformed the perspective on the era's music but revolutionised how Americans have come to think, talk, and write about popular music ever since.
In Writing the Record, Devon Powers explores this shift by focusing on The Village Voice, a key publication in the rise of rock criticism. Revisiting the work of early pop critics such as Richard Goldstein and Robert Christgau, Powers shows how they stood ... Read more
During the mid-1960s, a small group of young journalists made it their mission to write about popular music, especially rock, as something worthy of serious intellectual scrutiny. Their efforts not only transformed the perspective on the era's music but revolutionised how Americans have come to think, talk, and write about popular music ever since.
In Writing the Record, Devon Powers explores this shift by focusing on The Village Voice, a key publication in the rise of rock criticism. Revisiting the work of early pop critics such as Richard Goldstein and Robert Christgau, Powers shows how they stood ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781625340122
SKU
V9781625340122
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About Devon Powers
Devon Powers is assistant professor of culture and communication at Drexel University, USA.
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