Popular Music Studies Reader

<p><em>The Popular Music Studies Reader</em> maps the changing nature of popular music over the last decade and considers how popular music studies has expanded and developed to deal with these changes.</p> <p>A wide range of international contributors featuring some of the biggest names in popular music and cultural studies including Philip Auslander Paul Gilroy and Kodwo Eshun and discuss: </p> <p>* the increasing participation of women in the industry<br>* the changing role of gender and sexuality in popular music<br>* the role of new technologies especially in production and distribution<br>* the changing nature of the relationship between music production and consumption.</p> <p><em>The Popular Music Studies Reader</em> places popular music in its cultural context looks at the significance of popular music in our everyday lives and examines the global nature of the music industry.</p>