Why is gender inseparable from pop songs? What can gender
representations in musical performances mean? Why are there strong
links between gender, sexuality and popular music? The sound of the
voice, the mix, the arrangement, the lyrics and images, all link
our impressions of gender to music. Numerous scholars writing about
gender in popular music to date are concerned with the music
industry's impact on fans, and how tastes and preferences become
associated with gender. This is the first collection of its kind to
develop and present new theories and methods in the analysis of
popular music and gender. The contributors are drawn from a range
of disciplines including musicology, sociology, anthropology,
gender studies, philosophy, and media studies, providing new
reference points for studies in this interdisciplinary field. Stan
Hawkins's introduction sets out to situate a variety of debates
that prompts ways of thinking and working, where the focus falls
primarily on gender roles. Amongst the innovative approaches taken
up in this collection are: queer performativity, gender theory, gay
and lesbian agency, the female pop celebrity, masculinities,
transculturalism, queering, transgenderism and androgyny. This
Research Companion is required reading for scholars and teachers of
popular music, whatever their disciplinary background.
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