Popular Music and Human Rights

Zusatztext 'Anyone interested in the topic of popular music and human rights can begin here. The volume gives an empirically grounded introduction to a variety of perspectives on the topic. It shows how human rights issues in popular music are embedded in everyday identity politics and media consumption. Moreover! the volume illustrates the complexity of music as a medium of expression in creating pleasure and discontent! coherence and unrest! individualism and collectivity.' Fabian Holt! Roskilde University! Denmark Informationen zum Autor Ian Peddie has taught at Florida Gulf Coast University, the University of Sydney, and West Texas A&M University. His books include The Resisting Muse: Popular Music and Social Protest (Ashgate, 2006) and a study of class in American literature. He has published widely on twentieth-century British and American culture. He is currently editing a collection on music and protest since 1900. Klappentext Popular music has long understood that human rights! if attainable at all! involve a struggle without end. This title includes contributors that cover artists and topics such as Billy Bragg! punk! Fun-da-Mental! Willie King and the Liberators! Hedwig and the Angry Inch! the Anti-Death penalty movement! benefit concerts! benefit albums! and! more. Zusammenfassung Popular music has long understood that human rights, if attainable at all, involve a struggle without end. This title includes contributors that cover artists and topics such as Billy Bragg, punk, Fun-da-Mental, Willie King and the Liberators, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the Anti-Death penalty movement, benefit concerts, benefit albums, and, more.

Product details

• Authors: Ian Peddie, Professor Ian Peddie
• Assisted by: Ian Peddie (Editor), Professor Ian Peddie (Editor)
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.08.2011
• EAN: 9780754668527
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-6852-7
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series; Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Music theory; MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, MUSIC / Instruction & Study / Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Theory of music & musicology, Human rights, civil rights, Music: styles and genres, Music: styles & genres, Theory of music and musicology