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The Discourse of Musicology (Paperback)
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The Discourse of Musicology (Paperback)
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In The Discourse of Musicology, Giles Hooper considers a number of
issues central to recent debates about the nature and direction of
contemporary musicology. The first part of the book seeks to
situate and critically rethink the alleged 'postmodern' turn in
musical scholarship. Then, in attempting to overcome some of the
problems typically associated with postmodern theory, Hooper draws
on the work of JA1/4rgen Habermas in order to interpret musicology
as a form of institutionalized discourse and to propose a normative
framework for the kind of knowledge in which it can legitimately
issue. The second part of the book focuses on the concepts of
'mediation' and the 'music itself' and engages with the work of
influential critical theorist, Theodor Adorno, and the contemporary
musicologist, Lawrence Kramer. Finally Hooper compares and
contrasts a number of different approaches to Mahler's Ninth
Symphony. The author's underlying aim throughout is to question
whether, and how, it is possible to develop a mode of musicological
enquiry that is both epistemologically robust and at the same time
capable of answering the demand that it demonstrate its social,
political and ethical relevance.
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