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Madonna´s Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to her Cultural Transformations, 1983-2003
Santiago Fouz-Hernández
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Description for Madonna´s Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to her Cultural Transformations, 1983-2003
Hardback. Offers new perspectives on Madonna's work to date. An international array of scholars portrays her popularisation of the notion that identity is not fixed & can be continuously rearranged & revamped. Explores the themes of gender, sexuality, ethnicity and celebrity comsumption through the lens of Madonna's songs, videos & shows. Series Editor(s): Scott, Professor Derek B.; Burns, Professor Lori; Hawkins, Professor Stan. Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series. Num Pages: 246 pages, Includes 1 b&w illustration, 1 line drawing and 2 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Madonna is perhaps one of the most consistently transgressive and self-transforming artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The recent release of two critically acclaimed and best-selling albums and a sold-out world tour have renewed media and academic interest in the artist. Madonna presents a set of strikingly new challenges to cultural analysis, and new developments in Gender, Queer and Ethnic studies have shed more light on her entire oeuvre. Whilst the contributors do refer to classic cultural theorists such as Baudrillard, Zizek, Foucault and Barthes, new theoretical approaches to Madonna's work feature prominently. In view of this, ... Read more
Madonna is perhaps one of the most consistently transgressive and self-transforming artists of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The recent release of two critically acclaimed and best-selling albums and a sold-out world tour have renewed media and academic interest in the artist. Madonna presents a set of strikingly new challenges to cultural analysis, and new developments in Gender, Queer and Ethnic studies have shed more light on her entire oeuvre. Whilst the contributors do refer to classic cultural theorists such as Baudrillard, Zizek, Foucault and Barthes, new theoretical approaches to Madonna's work feature prominently. In view of this, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Series
Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780754633716
SKU
V9780754633716
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About Santiago Fouz-Hernández
Santiago Fouz-Hernandez, Durham University, UK and Freya Jarman-Ivens, University of Liverpool, UK Santiago Fouz-Hernandez, Freya Jarman-Ivens, Stan Hawkins, Patricia Pisters, Corinna Herr, Keith E. Clifton, Freya Jarman-Ivens, Michael Angelo Tata, Rahul Gairola, Sean Albiez, David Gauntlett, Lisa Penaloza.
Reviews for Madonna´s Drowned Worlds: New Approaches to her Cultural Transformations, 1983-2003
'... the variety of issues discussed in the text should make it a valuable and up-to-date resource with quite a wide audience.' Popular Music