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Invisible Republics and Secret Histories: A Politics of Music
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The Anthology of American Folk Music as mentioned in this paper is a set of recordings from the 1920s and 1930s which has exercised an extraordinary power over popular music since its release in 1952.Abstract:
How does music - or any cultural artefact - assume significance for those who encounter it? Why does one sound or image come to matter, while others are overlooked or forgotten? The answer is not to be found in the sounds alone, but in the context and conditions in which they are heard. This article explores this argument by considering the case of The Anthology of American Folk Music, a set of recordings from the 1920s and 1930s, which has exercised an extraordinary power over popular music since its release in 1952. Using the arguments expounded by Robert Cantwell and Greil Marcus, and pointing to the uses of music in establishing national identities and mobilising social movements, the article argues for an understanding of music's significance that links social experience, aesthetic pleasure and political values.read more
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'Must Be Born Again': resurrecting the Anthology of
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify some of the factors that influenced the retrospective consecration of the Anthology, including the important work of key people, the growth of a new field ('Americana' music) and changes in the organisational structures of the recording industry.
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When politics goes pop: on the intersections of popular and political culture and the case of Serbian student protests
TL;DR: The authors provided a perspective on how popular music becomes a facet of social movements and explored how dialogic analysis and selected work in cultural studies can expand extant perspectives on the role of framing, collective identity, emotions and narrative to include pop music, and illustrated the use of rock music in episodes of student protest against the Milosevic regime in Serbia in 1996/97 and 2000.
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Music preferences and civic activism of young people
Ambrose Leung,Cheryl A. Kier +1 more
TL;DR: This paper examined the relationship between music preferences and civic activism among 182 participants aged 14-24 years and found that participants who regularly listen to certain music genres such as classical, opera, musicals, new age, easy listening, house, world music, heavy metal, punk, and ska were significantly more likely to be engaged in civic activism than those who preferred other music genres.
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Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
TL;DR: Rorty as discussed by the authors argues that it is literature not philosophy that can promote a genuine sense of human solidarity, and argues that a truly liberal culture, acutely aware of its own historical contingency, would fuse the private, individual freedom of the ironic, philosophical perspective with the public project for human solidarity as it is engendered through the insights and sensibilities of great writers.
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America
Guthrie P. Ramsey,Tricia Rose +1 more
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Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America
TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive look at the lyrics, music, cultures, themes, and styles of rap music is presented, and the most salient issues and debates that surround it are discussed.
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Performing Rites: On the Value of Popular Music
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