Popular Music Studies Reader

<p><em>The Popular Music Studies Reader</em> maps the changing nature of popular music over the last decade and considers how popular music studies has expanded and developed to deal with these changes.</p><p>A wide range of international contributors featuring some of the biggest names in popular music and cultural studies including Philip Auslander, Paul Gilroy and Kodwo Eshun and discuss:</p><p>* the increasing participation of women in the industry<br>* the changing role of gender and sexuality in popular music<br>* the role of new technologies, especially in production and distribution<br>* the changing nature of the relationship between music production and consumption.</p><p><em>The Popular Music Studies Reader</em> places popular music in its cultural context, looks at the significance of popular music in our everyday lives, and examines the global nature of the music industry.</p> <p>Part 1: Music as Sound, Music as Text Part 2: Making Music Part 3: Popular Music Scenes Part 4: Popular Music and Everyday Life Part 5: Music, Diaspora and Social Movement Part 6: Music Industry Part 7: Popular Music and Technology Part 8: Popular Music and Media Part 9: Popular Music, Gender and Sexuality</p>