Popular Music and Cultural Policy

This book examines the role of popular music in city, regional and national cultural policy. Examining music policy in Canada, Britain, the US and Australia, it focuses upon questions of aesthetics, funding and power.

This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Cultural Policy.

About the author

Shane Homan is an Associate Professor of Media Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Martin Cloonan is Professor of Popular Music and Politics at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
Jen Cattermole is a Lecturer in the Department of Music at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Summary

This book examines the role of popular music in city, regional and national cultural policy. Examining music policy in Canada, Britain, the US and Australia, it focuses upon questions of aesthetics, funding and power. This book was originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Cultural Policy.

Product details

• Authors: Shane (Monash University Homan
• Assisted by: Shane Homan (Editor), Martin Cloonan (Editor), Jen Cattermole (Editor), Homan Shane (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 09.02.2015
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; Humanities, art, music > History
• EAN: 9781138787766
• ISBN: 978-1-138-78776-6
• Pages: 138
• Subjects: Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Easy listening, Popular Music, Popular music, easy listening, cultural policy analysis, arts funding policy, music industry regulation, creative industries strategy, state intervention in music policy, urban music economies, independent music subcultures