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Elvis Costello and Thatcherism - A Psycho-Social Exploration (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,728
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Elvis Costello and Thatcherism - A Psycho-Social Exploration (Paperback): David Pilgrim, Richard Ormrod

Elvis Costello and Thatcherism - A Psycho-Social Exploration (Paperback)

David Pilgrim, Richard Ormrod

Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series

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The emergence of Thatcherism around 1980, which ushered in a period of neo-liberalism in British politics that still resonates today, led musicians, like other artists, to respond to their context of production. This book uses the early work of one of these musicians, Elvis Costello, to explore the relationship between popular music and politics in one historical period. It is not a biography but an exploration of the interaction between a creative musician's works and their context of constraint and opportunity. Pilgrim and Ormrod unpack the political meaning of Thatcherism and deal with matters arising in that political context about Costello's life but which had resonance for many others at the time (and still do). These topics include the politics of race, class, gender and ageing, emphasising the recurring theme of nostalgia in modern and post-modern life. Throughout the book examples are provided of Costello's songs and how they work musically to illustrate or stimulate the contextual discussion. The book will be of significant interest to musicologists, sociologists and social psychologists.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series
Release date: November 2016
First published: 2013
Authors: David Pilgrim • Richard Ormrod
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-26707-7
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
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LSN: 1-138-26707-4
Barcode: 9781138267077

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