Musical Gentrification: Popular Music, Distinction and Social Mobility

Musical gentrification examines how popular music is acquired by subjects or institutions of higher social status, playing an important role in social elevation, mobility, and distinction. It is approached from a variety of angles and includes case studies, empirical examples, and ethnographic data.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 186 pages
\n Publication date: 03 September 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Musical gentrification delves into the intricate interplay of popular music and socio-cultural inclusion and exclusion across diverse contexts. Comprising twelve chapters authored by esteemed international scholars, this comprehensive exploration unveils how cultural objects of relatively lower status, such as popular music, are embraced and acquired by subjects or institutions of higher social status, thereby contributing significantly to social elevation, mobility, and distinction. The phenomenon of musical gentrification is approached from multiple perspectives, encompassing theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and a consideration of key issues within popular music, including class, gender, ethnicity, cultural consumption, activism, hegemony, and musical agency. Drawing upon a rich array of case studies, empirical examples, and ethnographic data, this book serves as a valuable resource for scholars and researchers in the fields of Music Education, Ethnomusicology, Cultural Studies, and Cultural Sociology.

The Open Access version of this book, accessible at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been generously made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. This license permits non-commercial use, reproduction, and distribution of the book, provided that the original authors and source are credited.

\n Weight: 444g\n
Dimension: 162 x 240 x 18 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367343354\n \n