Whose country music? : genre, identity, and belonging in twenty-first-century country music culture /
In a period in which racism and gender inequity are at the fore of public, political and scholarly discourse, this collection challenges systems of gatekeeping that have dictated who gets to participate in twenty-first century country music culture. Building on established scholarship, this book exa...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In a period in which racism and gender inequity are at the fore of public, political and scholarly discourse, this collection challenges systems of gatekeeping that have dictated who gets to participate in twenty-first century country music culture. Building on established scholarship, this book examines contemporary issues in country music through feminist, intersectional and post-colonialist theories, as well as other intertextual and cultural lenses. The authors pose questions about diversity, representation and identity as they relate to larger concepts of artist and fan communities, stylistic considerations of the genre, and modes of production from a twenty-first century perspective. Addressing and challenging the received narrative about country music culture, this collection delves into the gaps that are inherent in existing approaches that privileged biography and historiography and expands new areas of inquiry relating to contemporary country music identity and culture. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-295) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781108837125 1108837123 9781108927680 1108927688 |