{"product_id":"9780631212645","title":"Key Terms in Popular Music and Culture","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Guides\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eKey Terms in Popular Music and Culture\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThom Swiss | Bruce Horner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOriginal essays by leading scholars in the field of popular music studies map the competing perspectives on the key terms of contemporary debates on popular music and culture. Each essay describes the history of continuities and conflicts in a term's meaning, situating the writer's own position on the term in that history of debate. \u003cp\u003eProviding a invaluable overview of the current state of popular music discourse, the collection will be useful both to those new to the study of popular music and those already well-versed in popular music and cultural studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBruce Horner\u003c\/b\u003e has degrees in both music and English. His essays on song criticism have appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eMosaic,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWriting on the Edge,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Musicology.\u003c\/i\u003e He is Associate Professor of English at Drake University, where he teaches courses on song criticism. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Swiss\u003c\/b\u003e has had essays published in \u003ci\u003ePopular Music, Postmodern Culture, New England Review,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review.\u003c\/i\u003e His most recent books are \u003ci\u003eRough Cut,\u003c\/i\u003e a collection of poems (1997), and the co-edited \u003ci\u003eMapping the Beat: Popular Music and Contemporary Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 1997). He teaches courses on music and contemporary culture at Drake University, where he is Center for the Humanities Professor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 December 1999\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631212645\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e274\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315791655052,"sku":"9780631212645","price":52.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631212645.jpg?v=1780234455","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631212645","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}