Aesthetics of Pop Music Paperback / softback
by Diedrich Diederichsen
Part of the Theory Redux series
Paperback / softback
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In this short book, the leading German cultural critic Diedrich Diederichsen puts forward a fresh and original account of pop music.
He argues that pop music is not so much a form of music as a constellation of different media channels, social spaces and behavioural systems, of which music is only a part.
Its own logic of attraction is based less on compositions and the expression of subjectivity and more on indexicality, real or pseudo-involuntary effects as recorded by sound technologies, and on studio discipline and staging, and hence on performance. By elaborating his innovative account of pop music as a constellation, Diederichsen develops a theory that distinguishes itself from sociology, cultural studies, media studies and ethnography, while at the same time drawing on and encompassing them all.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2023
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- ISBN:9781509552030
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:176 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication Date:31/03/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781509552030
