Music, difference, and the residue of race / by Jo Haynes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haynes, Jo.

Series:

Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity

Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music and race.

Popular music--Social aspects.

Popular music.

World music--Social aspects.

World music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Race and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racism. This book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? What does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism? Previous studies of world music have situated it within the dynamics of local/global musical production, the representation of nations and ethnic groups, theories of globalization, hybridization and cultural ap

Contents:

Cover; Music, Difference and the Residue of Race; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Durability of Race; 2 Configuring Music and Race; 3 Difference and Differentiation; 4 Difference and Hybridisation; 5 Music Affinity; 6 Conclusion: The Residue of Race; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-19191-7

0-203-08448-9

1-283-84372-2

1-136-19192-5

9780203084489

OCLC:

819380221