Fashion and Music
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (576 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 184788413X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Janice Miller is Lecturer in Cultural and Historical Studies at the London College of Fashion.
An authentic performance tamiii Everyone knows that an actor is performing. It is understood that a 'star' isn't the person that performs in a movie. However, a musician is different. A musician must speak to who we arewhatever that might be. While the book reads like an academic study, it is fortunately reasonably free of jargon. As Miller makes the trek from 'authentic' women singers, to boybands, to old rock and rollers, to gangsta's and queers, only to arrive back where she started, contrasting lesbian Beth Ditto and Lady Gaga, she makes some interesting observations and connections
Jessica Strubel, School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management, University of North Texas . This book is not only entertaining, but also informative. Miller presents a current perspective on various aspects of popular music in one easy to read book, which I plan to use in the classroom
Using a range of historical and contemporary examples, this book uncovers the way in which fashion and music have worked to shape contemporary attitudes to bodies and identities.Focusing on performers as much as fans, on the mainstream as much as the underground, Fashion and Music provides a lens through which to examine themes of gender, sexuality, ageing and youth, ethnicity, body image, consumer culture, fandom and postmodernity.. The relationship between popular music and fashion has been culturally significant since the 1950s, and this book explores the ways in which music and musicians play a key role in the shaping of identity, taste and consumption