Music as multimodal discourse : semiotics, power and protest / edited by Lyndon C.S. Way and Simon McKerrell.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Way, Lyndon C. S.

McKerrell, Simon

ebrary, Inc.

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Bloomsbury advances in semiotics ; 10.

Bloomsbury advances in semiotics ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Political aspects.

Music.

Music--Social aspects.

Music--Semiotics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm).

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

We communicate multimodally. Everyday communication involves not only words, but gestures, images, videos, sounds and of course, music. Music has traditionally been viewed as a separate object that we can isolate, discuss, perform and listen to. However, much of music's power lies in its use as multimodal communication. It is not just lyrics which lend songs their meaning, but images and musical sounds as well. The music industry, governments and artists have always relied on posters, films and album covers to enhance music's semiotic meaning. This book considers musical sound as multimodal communication, examining the interacting meaning potential of sonic aspects such as rhythm, instrumentation, pitch, tonality, melody and their interrelationships with text, image and other modes, drawing upon, and extending the conceptual territory of social semiotics. In so doing, this book brings together research from scholars to explore questions around how we communicate through musical discourse, and in the discourses of music. Methods in this collection are drawn from Critical Discourse Analysis, Social Semiotics and Music Studies to expose both the function and semiotic potential of the various modes used in songs and other musical texts. These analyses reveal how each mode works in various contexts from around the world often articulating counter-hegemonic and subversive discourses of identity and belonging. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Understanding Music as Multimodal Discourse / Simon McKerrell McKerrell, Simon, Lyndon C. S. Way Way, Lyndon C. S. 1

2 The Role of Music in Ridiculing the Working Classes in Reality Television / Göran Eriksson Eriksson, Göran, David Machin Machin, David 21

3 'Shame Makes the World Go Around': Performed and Embodied (Gendered) Class Disgust in Morrissey's 'The Slum Mums' / Aileen Dillane Dillane, Aileen, Martin J. Power Power, Martin J., Eoin Devereux Devereux, Eoin 47

4 Recontextualization and Fascist Music / John E. Richardson Richardson, John E. 71

5 Authenticity and Subversion: Articulations in Protest Music Videos' Struggle with Countercultural Politics and Authenticity / Lyndon C. S. Way Way, Lyndon C. S. 95

6 Sonic Logos / Theo van Leeuwen Leeuwen, Theo van 119

7 'If You Have Nothing To Say - Sing It!': On the Interplay of Music, Voice and Lyrics in the Advertising Jingle / Johnny Wingstedt Wingstedt, Johnny 135

8 When the Fairy Tale Is Over: An Analysis of Songs and Institutional Discourse against Domestic Violence in Spain / Laura Filardo-Llamas Filardo-Llamas, Laura 159

9 Indigenous Hip Hop as Anti-colonial Discourse in Guatemala / Rusty Barrett Barrett, Rusty 179

10 Song, Sonic Metaphor, and Countercultural Discourse in British Folk-Rock Recordings / Matthew Ord Ord, Matthew 201.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Music as multimodal discourse.

ISBN:

9781474264440

1474264441

Publisher Number:

99970438398

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.