Soul, Country, and the USA [electronic resource] : Race and Identity in American Music Culture /
Shonekan, S.author.
Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.'.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION: OUTSIDE LOOKING IN; CHAPTER 2 FOLK ROOTS TO POP MASSES: AN ENTANGLED HISTORY; CHAPTER 3 MONEY AND MEDIA: RADIO;  TELEVISION;  FILM REPRESENTATIONS; CHAPTER 4 RACE AND IDENTITY: HOMIES AND HILLBILLIES; CHAPTER 5 GENDER AND RELATIONSHIPS: WOMEN AND FEMININITY; CHAPTER 6 SEMIOTICS AND SONGS: VISUAL AND ORAL MEANINGS; CHAPTER 7 POLITICS AND POWER: LEFT OR RIGHT; CHAPTER 8 RELIGION AND FAITH: JESUS WALKS OR TAKES THE WHEEL; CHAPTER 9 CONCLUSION: THE AMERICAN DREAM; Works Cited; Index
Includes index.
Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.'.
Music.
Culture.
Culture-Study and teaching.
Ethnology.
Cultural studies.
Music.
Sociology of Culture.
Regional and Cultural Studies.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Cultural Studies.