MUS 3308 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Will Straw, Riot Grrrl, Kate Bush
23 Apr 2016
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Chapter 12: social change, conscience rock & identity politics. Practically every aspect of the production and consumption of popular music involves theoretical debates about the dynamics of economic, cultural and political power and influence and the reproduction of social structures and individual subjectivity. A central problem in social theory has been to explain how cultures change and to identify the forms of social activity at work in processes of social transformation. A key part of social change are changes in the cognitive identity of the individuals involved: popular music has played a prominent role in articulating this process, at both the individual and collective group level. At various historical points, popular music has translated political radicalism into a more accessible idiom, identifying social problems, alienation and oppression and facilitating the sharing of a collective vision. Performers and songs contribute to forging a relationship between politics, cultural change and popular music.
