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  • Performing Englishness

    Identity and politics in a contemporary folk resurgence

    by Trish Winter, Simon Keegan-Phipps ...
    Series series New Ethnographies
    Performing Englishness examines the growth in popularity and profile of the English folk arts in the first decade of the twenty-first century. In the only study of its kind, the authors explore how the folk resurgence speaks to a broader explosion of interest in the subject of English national and cultural identity. Combining approaches from British cultural studies and ethnomusicology, the book ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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  • Music

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Nicholas Cook ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The world teems with different kinds of music - traditional, folk, classical, jazz, rock, pop - and each type of music tends to come with its own way of thinking. Drawing on a wealth of accessible examples ranging from Beethoven to Chinese zither music, this Very Short Introduction considers the history of music and thinking about music, ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

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  • Introducing Cultural Studies

    by Brian Longhurst, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford, Miles Ogborn ...
    This updated, new edition of Introducing Cultural Studies provides a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the concepts, debates and latest research in the field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first guide the reader through cultural theory before branching out to examine different dimensions of culture in detail – including globalisation, the ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Media/Theory

    Thinking about Media and Communications

    by Shaun Moores ...
    Series series Comedia
    From an established author with a growing international profile in media studies, Media/Theory is an accessible yet challenging guide to ways of thinking about media and communications in modern life.Shaun Moores draws on ideas from a range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, and expertly connects the analysis of media and communications with key themes in contemporary social ... Read more

    $81.99 CAD

  • Music and Politics

    by John Street ...
    It is common to hear talk of how music can inspire crowds, move individuals and mobilise movements. We know too of how governments can live in fear of its effects, censor its sounds and imprison its creators. At the same time, there are other governments that use music for propaganda or for torture. All of these examples speak to the idea of music's political importance. But while we may share ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • Discographies

    Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound

    by Jeremy Gilbert, Ewan Pearson ...
    Experiencing disco, hip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass and garage, Discographies plots a course through the transatlantic dance scene of the last last twenty-five years. It discusses the problems posed by contemporary dance culture of both academic and cultural study and finds these origins in the history of opposition to music as a source of sensory pleasure.Discussing such issues as ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Advertising as Culture

    by Chris Wharton ...
    This book is about advertising and culture. Advertising is a significant aspect of modern societies and plays an important part in economic activity. It is a highly visible component of everyday life and increasingly of contemporary culture. The book considers culture as a broad category of human endeavour and experience. It takes a multidisciplinary approach drawing on media and cultural studies ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock

    Edited by Simon Frith, Will Straw, John Street ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Music
    This Companion maps the world of pop and rock, pinpointing the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form. Expert writers chart the changing patterns in the production and consumption of popular music, the emergence of a vast industry with a turnover of billions and the rise of global stars from Elvis to ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Hidden Musicians

    Music-Making in an English Town

    by Ruth Finnegan ...
    Series series Music / Culture
    A landmark in the study of music and culture, this acclaimed volume documents the remarkable scope of amateur music-making in the English town of Milton Keynes. It presents in vivid detail the contrasting yet overlapping worlds of classical orchestras, church choirs, brass bands, amateur operatic societies, and amateur bands playing jazz, rock, folk, and country. Notable for its contribution to ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • Celtic Modern

    Music at the Global Fringe

    Edited by Martin Stokes, Philip V. Bohlman ...
    Series series Europea: Ethnomusicologies and Modernities
    The study of 'Celtic' culture has been locked within modern nationalist paradigms, shaped by contemporary media, tourism, and labor migration. Celtic Modern collects critical essays on the global circulation of Celtic music, and the place of music in the construction of Celtic 'Imaginaries'. It provides detailed case studies of the global dimensions of Celtic music in Scotland, Wales, Ireland, ... Read more

    $84.99 CAD

  • Studying Popular Music Culture

    by Tim Wall ...
    That rare thing, an academic study of music that seeks to tie together the strands of the musical text, the industry that produces it, and the audience that gives it meaning... A vital read for anyone interested in the changing nature of popular music production and consumption"- Dr Nathan Wiseman-Trowse, The University of NorthamptonPopular music entertains, inspires and even empowers, but where ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE

    by Miles Ogborn, Alison Blunt, Pyrs Gruffudd, David Pinder ...
    Cultural Geography in Practice provides an innovative and accessible approach to the sources, theories and methods of cultural geography. Written by an international team of prominent cultural geographers, all of whom are experienced researchers, this book is a fully illustrated guide to methodological approaches in cultural geography.In order to demonstrate the practice of cultural geography each ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD