242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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Britpop and the English Music Tradition is the first study devoted exclusively to the Britpop phenomenon and its contexts. The genre of Britpop, with its assertion of Englishness, evolved at the same time that devolution was striking deep into the hegemonic claims of English culture to represent Britain. It is usually argued that Britpop, with its strident declarations of Englishness, was a... Read more
List of Musical Examples, Notes on Contributors, General Editor’s Preface, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Section 1 History and Context, Section 2 Britpop, Section 3 Post-Britpop, Bibliography, Index
Biography
Andy Bennett is Professor of Cultural Sociology in the School of Humanities at Griffith University, Australia. Jon Stratton is Professor of Cultural Studies in the School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts at Curtin University of Technology, Australia.
'Britpop was the UK's headline musical phenomena during the 1990s - just at the point when devolution suggested that the UK may be breaking down. This edited collection doesn't merely describe the sights, sounds and aesthetics of Britpop, it also explores and explains its political, economic and cultural contexts. The fact that it does this with a critical edge means that it is not only essential reading for popular music students, but also a significant contribution to our understanding of a peculiarly important moment in recent musical history.' Stuart Borthwick, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
