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Popular Music and Society
Brian Longhurst
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Description for Popular Music and Society
Hardback. The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGN; JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 732.
The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. The book begins by examining the ways in which popular music is produced, before moving on to explore its structure as text and the ways in which audiences understand and use music. Packed with up-to-date examples and data on the contemporary production and consumption of popular music, the book includes overviews ... Read more
The third edition of Popular Music and Society is fully revised and updated, deftly exploring the study of popular music in the context of wider debates in sociology and media and cultural studies. Astute and accessible, it continues to set the agenda for research and teaching in this area. The book begins by examining the ways in which popular music is produced, before moving on to explore its structure as text and the ways in which audiences understand and use music. Packed with up-to-date examples and data on the contemporary production and consumption of popular music, the book includes overviews ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745653648
SKU
V9780745653648
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99-50
About Brian Longhurst
Brian Longhurst is Professor of Sociology at the University of Salford Danijela Bogdanovic is Lecturer at The University of Liverpool and Associate Lecturer at The Open University
Reviews for Popular Music and Society
This third edition by Longhurst and Bogdanovic offers a comprehensive updated sociological analysis of the field of popular music which incorporates media and cultural studies into its frame. It reflects backward and telegraphs forward the key theories, approaches, analysis and criticisms that abound in the field. It is both accessible and scholarly and will be a key resource for undergraduate ... Read more