Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry - 2nd Edition

Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry combines interview data with music industry professionals with theoretical frameworks from sociology, mass communication, and marketing to explain and explore the gender differences female artists experience.This book provides a rare lens on the rigid packaging process that transforms female artists of various genres into female pop stars. Stars-and the industry power brokers who make their fortunes-have learned to prioritize sexual attractiveness over talent as they fight a crowded field for movie deals, magazine covers, and fashion lines, let alone record deals. This focus on the female pop star's body as her core asset has resigned many women to being "short term brands," positioned to earn as much money as possible before burning out or aging ungracefully. This book, which includes interview data from music industry insiders, explores the sociological forces that drive women into these tired representations, and the ramifications for the greater social world.

Table des matières

Chapter 1 Critical Frameworks for Considering Pop Stars
Chapter 2 Female Popular Music Stars as Brands
Chapter 3 The Modern Music Industry
Chapter 4 The Lifecycle for Female Popular Music Stars
Chapter 5 The Lifecycle Model Continued
Chapter 6 Theoretical Foundations for the Lifecycle

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Lieb, Kristin Lieb, Kristin J Lieb, Kristin J. Lieb, Lieb Kristin
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 22.01.2018
• EAN: 9781138064164
• ISBN: 978-1-138-06416-4
• Pages: 266
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 228 mm x 16 mm
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques; Media Studies, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Music Industry, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls