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Ecomusicology: Rock, Folk, and the Environment
Contributor(s): Pedelty, Mark (Author)
ISBN: 1439907110     ISBN-13: 9781439907115
Publisher: Temple University Press
OUR PRICE:   $82.18  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal
- Nature
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Dewey: 781.641
LCCN: 2011048804
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 242 pages
 
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Can musicians really make the world more sustainable? Anthropologist Mark Pedelty, joined an eco-oriented band, the Hypoxic Punks, to find out. In his timely and exciting book, "Ecomusicology," Pedelty explores the political ecology of rock, from local bands to global superstars. He examines the climate change controversies of U2's 360 Degrees stadium tourOCodeemed excessive by someOCoand the struggles of local folk singers who perform songs about the environment. In the process, he raises serious questions about the environmental effects and meanings on music.
"Ecomusicology" examines the global, national, regional, and historical contexts in which environmental pop is performed. Pedelty reveals the ecological potentials and pitfalls of contemporary popular music, in part through ethnographic fieldwork among performers, audiences, and activists. Ultimately, he explains how popular music dramatically reflects both the contradictions and dreams of communities searching for sustainability.