Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1442229756 ISBN 13 : 9781442229754

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014

Synopsis

Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. The term "geek rock" refers to forms of popular music that celebrate all things campy, kitschy, and quirky. In this collection of essays, contributors explore the evolution of this music genre, from writing songs about poodles, girls, monster movies, and outer space to just what it means to be "white and nerdy." Editors Alex DiBlasi and Victoria Willis have gathered eleven essays from across the world, covering every facet of geek culture from its earliest influences, including *Frank Zappa *Captain Beefheart *Devo *They Might Be Giants *Weird Al Yankovic *Present-day advocates of "Nerdcore" Geek Rock offers a working history of this subgenre, which has finally begun to come under academic study. The essays take a variety of scholarly approaches, encompassing musicology, race, gender studies, sociology, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. Geek Rock will be of interest to readers of all backgrounds: music scholars, college and university professors, sociologists, and die-hard fans.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1442229756
• ISBN 13: 9781442229754
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 226