Whose Country Music? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108837125)

In a period in which racism and gender inequity are at the fore of public, political, and scholarly discourse, this collection challenges systems of gatekeeping that have dictated who gets to participate in twenty-first century country music culture. Building on established scholarship, this book examines contemporary issues in country music through feminist, intersectional, and post-colonialist theories, as well as other intertextual and cultural lenses. The authors pose questions about diversity, representation, and identity as they relate to larger concepts of artist and fan communities, stylistic considerations of the genre, and modes of production from a twenty-first century perspective. Addressing and challenging the received narrative about country music culture, this collection delves into the gaps that are inherent in existing approaches that privileged biography and historiography and expands new areas of inquiry relating to contemporary country music identity and culture.

Author: Paula J. Bishop
ISBN-10: 1108837123
ISBN-13: 9781108837125
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2022
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d