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Idolized

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Description for Idolized Paperback. How a TV show changed the way we hear America singing Series: Ethnomusicology Multimedia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 b&w illus., 9 music exx. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; AVGP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.

The hit television program American Idol provides a stage where the politics of national, regional, ethnic, and religious identity are performed for millions of viewers. Diversity is carefully highlighted and coached into a viable commodity by judges, argues Katherine Meizel, with contestants packaged into familiar portraits of American identities. Consumer choice, as expressed by audience voting, also shapes the course of the show—negotiating ideas of democracy and opportunity closely associated with the American Dream. Through interviews with audience members and participants, and careful analyses of television broadcasts, commercial recordings, and print and online media, Meizel demonstrates that commercial music and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Ethnomusicology Multimedia
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253222718
SKU
V9780253222718
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About Katherine L. Meizel
Katherine Meizel is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Reviews for Idolized
[An] engaging critical [investigation] of nationalist music politics. . . Katherine Meizel persuasively theorizes that American Idol is important because it constructs and voices narratives about American nationalism, while pop-song performances mark boundaries between Americans and Others.Dec 2012
Notes
Meizel writes with a clarity and intelligibility that makes her analysis of the phenomenon of the show compelling even ... Read more

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