The twentieth century saw innovations in musical form unlike any other. Often referred to as ‘contemporary’ or ‘new’ music, the innovations of composers such as…

Japanese popular culture has been steadily increasing in visibility both in Asia and beyond in recent years. This book examines Japanese popular music, exploring its…

Grounded in the fields of Ethnomusicology, Anthropology, Popular Music Studies, and Japanese Studies, this book explores the underground Tokyo hardcore scene, ultimately asking what play…

This innovative study opens up a new area in sociological and urban studies: the aural experience of the social, mediated through mobile technologies of communication.…

This book explores the relationship between three African American women's dance-art-music sensibilities within the context of a Pan African aesthetic. Its purpose is three-fold: to…

Presenting a new approach to the study of youth culture and popular music, Beyond Subculture re-examines the link between music and subcultures and asks the…

Readings in Law and Popular Culture is the first book to bring together high quality research, with an emphasis on context, from key researchers working…

Presenting a comprehensive A-Z glossary of the main terms and concepts used in the study of popular music, this fully updated second edition covers key…

What sense do children and young people make of history? How do they cope with competing historical accounts in textbooks? How do they think historical…