Words, music and propaganda / edited by Tjasa Mohar and Victor Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mohar, Tjasa, editor.

Kennedy, Victor, 1963- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--Political aspects.

Music.

Music in propaganda.

Music, Influence of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

Music is used to sell everything from cars to political candidates. How can words and melody so successfully manipulate us? This volume provides answers by examining the ways in which music of various genres, including folk, popular music, rock, and rap, is used to protest and to promote structures of political, commercial, and religious authority. Students, teachers, musicians, historians, policy makers, and fans of music and popular culture will find answers to questions such as: How does music help to build national identity, foster a sense of patriotism, and reflect changes in society? What role did music play in building socialism in Czechoslovakia and in Belarus' 2020 democratic movement? What are the most important features of Ukrainian songs of resistance?The book highlights the role of music in the feminist movement by analysing the Riot Grrrl movement and the history of Olivia Records, as well as the use of music as propaganda in the education system and as "purity propaganda" in religion. Two chapters focus on famous American protest singers, Woody Gurthie and Phil Ochs, and one highlights an ex-socialist society's response to David Bowie's music.

Contents:

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Building Socialism through Folk Song

Propaganda in Croatian Music and Society

A Corpus Linguistic Perspective on German National Identity in Rock and Rap Songs

Pastures of Plenty

“He sure gets me laughing along”

Songs of Resistance and the Power of Images

A Strange Path Back to White-Red-White

The (E)valu(ativ)e Language in Slovene Folk-Pop Music

The Wide New Horizons of the Acadian Stage

The Thin White Duke in Slovenia

Riot Grrrl’s Emphasis on Propaganda and Collective Action as a Global Model for a Feminist Counter-Public

Intersectional Resistance Music

“We Don’t Need No Education”

Rock and Roll, Hold the Sex & Drugs

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Other Format:

Print version: Mohar, Tjasa Words, Music and Propaganda

ISBN:

9781527552951

1527552950

OCLC:

1418751909