Made In Sweden: Studies In Popular Music (routledge Global Popular Music Series)

Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of twentieth-century Swedish popular music. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars of Swedish popular music and covers the major figures, styles and social contexts of pop music in Swedish. Although the vast majority of the contributors are Swedish, the essays are expressly written for an international English-speaking audience. No knowledge of Swedish music or culture will be assumed. Each essay provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Swedish popular music; each section features a brief introduction by the volume editors. The book presents a general description of the history and background of Swedish popular music, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Historical Development of the Swedish Popular-Music Mainstream; The Swedishness of Swedish Popular-Music Genres; Professionalization and Diversification; and Swedish Artist Personas. Contributors: Jonas Bj�lesj� Alf Bj�rnberg Thomas Bossius Peter Dahl�n Olle Edstr�m Karin L. Eriksson Rasmus Fleischer Sverker Hylt�n-Cavallius Lars Lilliestam Ulf Lindberg Morten Michelsen Susanna Nordstr�m Marita Rhedin Henrik Smith-Sivertsen Ann Werner Kajsa Widegren Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Series Foreword -- Introduction: The Small Country that Grew Big in Popular Music -- Part I: The Historical Development of the Swedish Popular-Music Mainstream -- 1 A Very Swedish Phenomenon -- 2 Blacklists and Hitlists: Public-Service Radio and Musical Gatekeeping -- 3 The Story of Svensktoppen: How the Swedish Music Industry Survived the Anglophone 1960s and Invested for the Future -- Part II: The Swedishness of Swedish Popular-Music Genres -- 4 The Troubadours: Stylistic and Sociocultural Transformations of the Literary Visa in the 1960s -- 5 Progg: Utopia and Chronotope -- 6 Swedish Dance Bands: Danceable, Melodious, and Familiar -- 7 Keep it Country! Lots of Fiddle and Steel! Negotiations and Re-Negotiations in the Swedish Country-Music Culture -- 8 When Post-Modern Times Arrived: Dork Punk and Nostalgia as Experiments of Cultural Orientation 1973-1989 -- Part III: Diversification and Professionalization -- 9 Contextualizing Extreme-Metal Music: The Case of the Swedish Metal Nursery -- 10 Water Sprites and Herding Calls: References to Folk Music in Swedish Pop and Schlager Music 1990-2015 -- 11 Nordik Beats: Swedish Electronic Dance Music-From Underground to Superstardom -- 12 Swedish Music Export: The Making of a Miracle -- 13 The Swedish Music-Festival Scene -- Part IV: Swedish Artist Personas -- 14 Ulf Lundell: Literary Rocker -- 15 Titiyo: Race, Gender, and Genre in Swedish Popular Music -- 16 The Politics of the Mask: The Knife as Queer-Feminists -- Coda -- 17 Ambassadors, Merchants, and Masterminds: Swedish Popular Music Abroad -- Afterword-An Elderly Songwriting Gentleman: A Conversation with Mikael Wiehe -- A Selected Bibliography of Swedish Popular Music -- Notes on Contributors -- Index Made In Sweden: Studies In Popular Music Serves As A Comprehensive And Rigorous Introduction To The History, Sociology And Musicology Of Twentieth-century Swedish Popular Music. The Volume Consists Of Essays By Leading Scholars Of Swedish Popular Music And Covers The Major Figures, Styles And Social Contexts Of Pop Music In Swedish. Although The Vast Majority Of The Contributors Are Swedish, The Essays Are Expressly Written For An International English-speaking Audience. No Knowledge Of Swedish Music Or Culture Will Be Assumed. Each Essay Provides Adequate Context So Readers Understand Why The Figure Or Genre Under Discussion Is Of Lasting Significance To Swedish Popular Music; Each Section Features A Brief Introduction By The Volume Editors. The Book Presents A General Description Of The History And Background Of Swedish Popular Music, Followed By Essays That Are Organized Into Thematic Sections: The Historical Development Of The Swedish Popular-music Mainstream; The Swedishness Of Swedish Popular-music Genres; Professionalization And Diversification; And Swedish Artist Personas. Contributors: Jonas Bjälesjö Alf Björnberg Thomas Bossius Peter Dahlén Olle Edström Karin L. Eriksson Rasmus Fleischer Sverker Hyltén-cavallius Lars Lilliestam Ulf Lindberg Morten Michelsen Susanna Nordström Marita Rhedin Henrik Smith-sivertsen Ann Werner Kajsa Widegren __Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music__serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of twentieth-century Swedish popular music. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars of Swedish popular music and covers the major figures, styles and social contexts of pop music in Swedish. Although the vast majority of the contributors are Swedish, the essays are expressly written for an international English-speaking audience. No knowledge of Swedish music or culture will be assumed. Each essay provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Swedish popular music; each section features a brief introduction by the volume editors. The book presents a general description of the history and background of Swedish popular music, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Historical Development of the Swedish Popular-Music Mainstream; The Swedishness of Swedish Popular-Music Genres; Professionalization and Diversification; and Swedish Artist Personas.**Contributors:**Jonas Bj�lesj�Alf Bj�rnbergThomas BossiusPeter Dahl�nOlle Edstr�mKarin L. ErikssonRasmus FleischerSverker Hylt�n-CavalliusLars LilliestamUlf LindbergMorten MichelsenSusanna Nordstr�mMarita RhedinHenrik Smith-SivertsenAnn WernerKajsa Widegren Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music' serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of twentieth-century Swedish popular music. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars of Swedish popular music and covers the major figures, styles and social contexts of pop music in Swedish. Although the vast majority of the contributors are Swedish the essays are expressly written for an international English-speaking audience. No knowledge of Swedish music or culture will be assumed. Each chapter provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Swedish popular music; each section features a brief introduction by the volume editors. The book presents a general description of the history and background of Swedish popular music, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Historical Development of the Swedish Popular-Music Mainstream; The Swedishness of Swedish Popular-Music Genres; Professionalization and Diversification; and Swedish Artist Personas