Shonekan Soul, Country, and the USA

Race and Identity in American Music Culture
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-37810-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 200 Seiten, eBook

Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.'

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shonekan, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Outside Looking In 2. Folk Roots to Pop Masses: An Entangled History 3. Money and Media: Radio; Television; Film Representations 4. Race and Identity: Homies and Hillbillies 5. Gender and Relationships: Women and Femininity 6. Semiotics and Songs: Visual and Oral Meanings 7. Politics and power: Left or Right 8. Religion and Faith: Jesus Walks or Takes the Wheel 9. Conclusion: The American Dream

Über Autor(innen)

Stephanie Shonekan is Asisstant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Black Studies at the University of Missouri, USA.