American Folk Music as Tactical Media /

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American folk music has long presented a problematic conception of authenticity, but the reality of the folk scene, and its relationship to media, is far more complicated. This book draws on the fields of media archaeology, performance studies, and sound studies to explore the various modes of commu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Svec, Henry Adam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Folk music.
MUSIC > General.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Musique folklorique > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Folk music > United States > History and criticism.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Alan Lomax's Deep Rivers of Digitality
  • 2. Pete Seeger's Time-Biased Tactics
  • 3. Bob Dylan's Noisy Faces
  • 4. A Folk Approach to Imaginary Media
  • 5. Another Authentic Folk Is Possible
  • 6. American Folk Music as Strategic Media
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Lyrical Credits
  • References
  • Index

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