The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research (Bloomsbury Handbooks)

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock Music Research is the first comprehensive academic survey of the field of rock music as it stands today. More than 50 years into its life and we still ask - what is rock music, why is it studied, and how does it work, both as music and as cultural activity? This volume draws together 37 of the leading academics working on rock to provide answers to these questions and many more. The text is divided into four major sections: practice of rock (analysis, performance, and recording); theories; business of rock; and social and culture issues. Each chapter combines two approaches, providing a summary of current knowledge of the area concerned as well as the consequences of that research and suggesting profitable subsequent directions to take. This text investigates and presents the field at a level of depth worthy of something which has had such a pervasive influence on the lives of millions. Cover Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: Rock Music’s Emergence, Censorship, and Perceived Death Paul Carr and Allan Moore 2 Rock Historiography: Music, Artists, Perspectives, and Value John Covach 3 Serious Writing about Rock Sarah Hill 4 The Definition of “Rock” and Stylistic Overlaps Taylor Myers and Brad Osborn Part I Practice, Analysis, and Recording 5 Rock Voice Katherine Meizel 6 “The Rock Instrumentarium” Steve Waksman 7 Analyzing and Interpreting Song Forms Ralf von Appen 8 Convention and Invention in Harmonic and Melodic Theories for Rock Music Brett Clement 9 Rhythmic and Metric Theorization in Rock Music Nicole Biamonte 10 Computational Musicology in Rock Trevor de Clercq 11 Function and Construction of Rock Lyrics Dai Griffiths 12 Rock Music Engineering and Production Samantha Bennett 13 Sonic Space and Texture in Rock Olivier Julien Part II Rock Theories 14 Authenticity, Creativity, Originality Theodore Gracyk 15 Categorization: Genre, Style, Idiolect, and Beyond Nick Braae 16 Personas in Rock: “We Will, We Will Rock You” Stan Hawkins 17 Rock Hermeneutics Katherine Reed 18 Narrativity and Rock Music Alexander C. Harden 19 Sliding Scales and Slippery Slopes: Representations of Autonomy and Mediation in the “Radial Mainstream” of UK-Based Pop/Rock Damon Minchella Part III Rock Environments 20 Studio Practice and Organization in Rock Music Simon Zagorski-Thomas 21 Rock Music Pedagogy in the UK and USA: Ignorance or Elitism? Paul Carr 22 The Rock Press Paula Hearsum and Martin James 23 Rock and Time-Based Visual Media Laura Niebling 24 Rock in Time-Based Events Andrew Blake 25 Rock Live Performance Sergio Pisfil 26 Marketing and Commodification of Rock Roy Shuker Part IV Social and Cultural Issues 27 Rock, Popular Culture, and Power:Politics and PolicyShane Homan 28 Understanding Gender and Sexuality in Rock MusicLori Burns 29 Race and Racialism in Rock Jon Stratton 30 In the World: Beyond theEnglish-Speaking West Motti Regev 31 Global Rock as Postcolonia lSoundtrack Jeremy Wallach 32 Rock Music and Place Geoff Stahl 33 Fans and Consumption Mark Duffett Bibliography Index "The Bloomsbury Handbook of Rock is the first comprehensive academic survey of the field of rock music as it stands today. More than 50 years into its life and we still ask - what is rock music, why is it studied, and how does it work, both as music and as cultural activity? This volume draws together 37 of the leading academics working on rock to provide answers to these questions and many more. The text is divided into four major sections: practice of rock (analysis, performance, and recording); theories; business of rock; and social and culture issues. Each chapter combines two approaches, providing a summary of current knowledge of the area concerned as well as the consequences of that research and suggesting profitable subsequent directions to take. This text investigates and presents the field at a level of depth worthy of something which has had such a pervasive influence on the lives of millions"-- Provided by publisher