{"product_id":"understanding-popular-music-culture-9781138907836","title":"Understanding Popular Music Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Roy Shuker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Criticism - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis extensively revised and expanded fifth edition of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Popular Music Culture\u003c\/i\u003e provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the production, distribution, consumption and meaning of popular music, and the debates that surround popular culture and popular music. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting the continued proliferation of popular music studies, the new music industry in a digital age, and the emergence of new stars, this new edition has been reorganized and extensively updated throughout, making for a more coherent and sequenced coverage of the field. These updates include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003etwo new chapters entitled 'The Real Thing' Authenticity, covers and the canon and 'Time Will Pass You By' Histories and popular memory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enew case studies on artists including The Rolling Stones, Lorde, One Direction and Taylor Swift\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efurther examples of musical texts, genres, and performers throughout including additional coverage of Electronic Dance Music\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexpanded coverage on the importance of the back catalogue and the box set; reality television and the music biopic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003egreater attention to the role and impact of the internet and digital developments in relation to production, dissemination, mediation and consumption; including the role of social network sites and streaming services\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eeach chapter now has its own set of expanded references to facilitate further investigation.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional resources for students and teachers can also be found on the companion website (www.routledge.com\/cw\/shuker), which includes additional case studies, links to relevant websites and a discography of popular music metagenres.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45237413937303,"sku":"9781138907836","price":12690.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138907836.webp?v=1769216469","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/understanding-popular-music-culture-9781138907836","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}