Title: Shoot the singer! : music censorship today /
Authors: Korpe, Marie, 1952-
Publisher: Zed ; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Music Censorship.; Censorship.; Music Moral and ethical aspects
Abstract: For thousands of years, music has been one of humanity's most essential cultural expressions. This is a global presentation of contemporary cases of music censorship, examining the causes, methods and logic behind contemporary attempts to prevent people from hearing certain kinds of music.
Contents: 1. Introduction. What is music censorship? : towards a better understanding of the term / Martin Cloonan -- Music as a parallel power structure / Alenka Barber-Kersovan -- Music as a useless activity : conservative interpretations of music in Islam / Jonas Otterbeck.