Pop masculinities : the politics of gender in twenty-first century popular music /
In this work, Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early 21st century. Drawing together perspectives from critical musicology, gender studies, and adjacent scholar...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2021.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In this work, Kai Arne Hansen investigates the performance and policing of masculinity in pop music as a starting point for grasping the broad complexity of gender and its politics in the early 21st century. Drawing together perspectives from critical musicology, gender studies, and adjacent scholarly fields, the book presents extended case studies of five well-known artists: Zayn, Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, and Take That. By directing particular attention to the ambiguities and contradictions that arise from these artists' representations of masculinity, Hansen argues that pop performances tend to operate in ways that simultaneously reinforce and challenge gender norms and social inequalities. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2022. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (232 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190938833 0190938838 |