Towards Gender Equality In The Music Industry

Author : Catherine Strong,Sarah Raine
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501345517

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Towards Gender Equality in the Music Industry by Catherine Strong,Sarah Raine Pdf

Gender inequality is universally understood to be a continued problem in the music industry. This volume presents research that uses an industry-based approach to examine why this gender imbalance has proven so hard to shift, and explores strategies that are being adopted to try and bring about meaningful change in terms of women and gender diverse people establishing ongoing careers in music. The book focuses on three key areas: music education; case studies that explore practices in the music industry; and activist spaces. Sitting at the intersection between musical production, the creative industries and gender politics, this volume brings together research that considers the gender politics of the music industry itself. It takes a global approach to these issues, and incorporates a range of genres and theoretical approaches. At a time when more attention than ever is being paid to gender and music, this volume presents cutting edge research that contributes to current debates and offers insights into possible solutions for the future. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Knowledge Unlatched.

Author : Marion Leonard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-03
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351218245

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Gender in the Music Industry by Marion Leonard Pdf

Why, despite the number of high profile female rock musicians, does rock continue to be understood as masculine? Why is rock generally assumed to be created and performed by men? Marion Leonard explores different representations of masculinity offered by, and performed through, rock music, and examines how female rock performers negotiate this gendering of rock as masculine. A major concern of the book is not specifically with men or with women performing rock, but with how notions of gender affect the everyday experiences of all rock musicians within the context of the music industry. Leonard addresses core issues relating to gender, rock and the music industry through a case study of 'female-centred' bands from the UK and US performing so called 'indie rock' from the 1990s to the present day. Using original interview material with both amateur and internationally renowned musicians, the book further addresses the fact that the voices of musicians have often been absent from music industry studies. Leonard's central aim is to progress from feminist scholarship that has documented and explored the experience of female musicians, to presenting an analytic discussion of gender and the music industry. In this way, the book engages directly with a number of under-researched areas: the impact of gender on the everyday life of performing musicians; gendered attitudes in music journalism, promotion and production; the responses and strategies developed by female performers; the feminist network riot grrrl and the succession of international festivals it inspired under the name of Ladyfest.

Author : Russ Hepworth-Sawyer,Jay Hodgson,Liesl King,Mark Marrington
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780429875854

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Gender in Music Production by Russ Hepworth-Sawyer,Jay Hodgson,Liesl King,Mark Marrington Pdf

The field of music production has for many years been regarded as male-dominated. Despite growing acknowledgement of this fact, and some evidence of diversification, it is clear that gender representation on the whole remains quite unbalanced. Gender in Music Production brings together industry leaders, practitioners, and academics to present and analyze the situation of gender within the wider context of music production as well as to propose potential directions for the future of the field. This much-anticipated volume explores a wide range of topics, covering historical and contextual perspectives on women in the industry, interviews, case studies, individual position pieces, as well as informed analysis of current challenges and opportunities for change. Ground-breaking in its synthesis of perspectives, Gender in Music Production offers a broadly considered and thought-provoking resource for professionals, students, and researchers working in the field of music production today.

Author : Silje Valde Onsrud,Hilde Synnøve Blix,Ingeborg Lunde Vestad
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0367742942

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Gender Issues in Scandinavian Music Education by Silje Valde Onsrud,Hilde Synnøve Blix,Ingeborg Lunde Vestad Pdf

Gender Issues in Scandinavian Music Education: From Stereotypes to Multiple Possibilities introduces much-needed updates to research and teaching philosophies that envision new ways of considering gender diversity in music education. This volume of essays by Scandinavian contributors looks beyond the dominant Anglo-American lens while confronting a universal need to resist and rethink the gender stereotypes that limit a young person's musical development. Addressing issues at all levels of music education--from primary and secondary schools to conservatories and universities-- topics discussed include: the intersection of social class, sexual orientation, and teachers' beliefs; gender performance in the music classroom and its effects on genre and instrument choice; hierarchical inequalities reinforced by power and prestige structures; strategies to fulfill curricular aims for equality and justice that meet the diversity of the classroom; and much more! Representing a commitment to developing new practices in music education that subvert gender norms and challenge heteronormativity, Gender Issues in Scandinavian Music Education fills a growing need to broaden the scope of how gender and equality are situated in music education--in Scandinavia and beyond.

Author : Kristin J. Lieb
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135096823

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Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry by Kristin J. Lieb Pdf

Gender, Branding, and The Modern Music Industry combines interview data with music industry professionals with theoretical frameworks from sociology, mass communication, and marketing to explain and explore the gender differences female artists experience. This book provides a rare lens on the rigid packaging process that transforms female artists of various genres into female pop stars. Stars -- and the industry power brokers who make their fortunes -- have learned to prioritize sexual attractiveness over talent as they fight a crowded field for movie deals, magazine covers, and fashion lines, let alone record deals. This focus on the female pop star’s body as her core asset has resigned many women to being "short term brands," positioned to earn as much money as possible before burning out or aging ungracefully. This book, which includes interview data from music industry insiders, explores the sociological forces that drive women into these tired representations, and the ramifications on the greater social world. This book is for Sociology of Media and Sociology of Popular Culture courses.

Author : Felicity Wilcox
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-26
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780429559945

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Women's Music for the Screen by Felicity Wilcox Pdf

Women’s Music for the Screen: Diverse Narratives in Sound shines a long-overdue light on the works and lives of female-identifying screen composers. Bringing together composer profiles, exclusive interview excerpts, and industry case studies, this volume showcases their achievements and reflects on the systemic gender biases women have faced in an industry that has long excluded them. Across 16 essays, an international array of contributors present a wealth of research data, biographical content, and musical analysis of film, television, and video game scores to understand how the industry excludes women, the consequences of these deficits, and why such inequities persist – and to document women’s rich contributions to screen music in diverse styles and genres. The chapters amplify the voices of women composers including Bebe Barron, Delia Derbyshire, Wendy Carlos, Anne Dudley, Rachel Portman, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Mica Levi, Winifred Phillips, and more. From the mid-twentieth century to the present, and from classic Hollywood scores to pioneering electronic music, these are the stories and achievements of the women who have managed to forge successful careers in a male-dominated arena. Suitable for researchers, educators, and students alike, Women’s Music for the Screen urges the screen music industry to consider these sounds and stories in a way it hasn’t before: as voices that more accurately reflect the world we all share.

Author : Conor, Bridget,UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004445

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Gender & Creativity by Conor, Bridget,UNESCO Pdf

Author : Marion Leonard
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Music
ISBN : 0754638626

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Gender in the Music Industry by Marion Leonard Pdf

Leonard addresses core issues relating to gender, rock and the music industry through a case study of 'female-centred' bands from the UK and US performing so called 'indie rock' from the 1990s to the present day. Using original interview material with both amateur and internationally renowned musicians, the book further addresses the fact that the voices of musicians have often been absent from music industry studies. Leonard's central aim is to progress from feminist scholarship that has documented and explored the experience of female musicians, to presenting an analytic discussion of gender and the music industry. In this way, the book engages directly with a number of under-researched areas: the impact of gender on the everyday life of performing musicians; gendered attitudes in music journalism, promotion and production; the responses and strategies developed by female performers; the feminist network riot grrrl and the succession of international festivals it inspired under the name of Ladyfest.

Author : Rhiannon Mathias
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-31
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780429577154

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The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Work in Music by Rhiannon Mathias Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Women’s Work in Music presents a unique collection of core research by academics and music practitioners from around the world, engaging with an extraordinarily wide range of topics on women’s contributions to Western and Eastern art music, popular music, world music, music education, ethnomusicology as well as in the music industries. The handbook falls into six parts. Part I serves as an introduction to the rich variety of subject matter the reader can expect to encounter in the handbook as a whole. Part II focuses on what might be termed the more traditional strand of feminist musicology – research which highlights the work of historical and/or neglected composers. Part III explores topics concerned with feminist aesthetics and music creation and Part IV focuses on questions addressing the performance and reception of music and musicians. The narrative of the handbook shifts in Part V to focus on opportunities and leadership in the music professions from a Western perspective. The final section of the handbook (Part VI) provides new frames of context for women’s positions as workers, educators, patrons, activists and promoters of music. This is a key reference work for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in music and gender.

Author : Wendy Bottero
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415281784

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Stratification by Wendy Bottero Pdf

This book offers an exciting new perspective on differentiation and inequality, looking at how our most personal choices (of sexual partners, friends, consumption items and lifestyle) are influenced by hierarchy and social difference.

Author : Andy Bennett
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501333705

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Culture by Andy Bennett Pdf

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Youth Culture provides a comprehensive and fully up-to-date overview of key themes and debates relating to the academic study of popular music and youth culture. While this is a highly popular and rapidly expanding field of research, there currently exists no single-source reference book for those interested in this topic. The handbook is comprised of 32 original chapters written by leading authors in the field of popular music and youth culture and covers a range of topics including: theory; method; historical perspectives; genre; audience; media; globalization; ageing and generation.

Author : Micki Grant
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Music
ISBN : 0573680809

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Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope by Micki Grant Pdf

"This dynamic mixture of rock, calypso and ballads features a dozen singer-dancers in 20 numbers. In revue-style format, Don't Bother Me ... explores the African American experience through vibrant song and dance."--Publisher

Author : Shane Homan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-13
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501345333

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Policy by Shane Homan Pdf

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music Policy is the first thorough analysis of how policy frames the behavior of audiences, industries, and governments in the production and consumption of popular music. Covering a range of industrial and national contexts, this collection assesses how music policy has become an important arm of government, and a contentious arena of global debate across areas of cultural trade, intellectual property, and mediacultural content. It brings together a diverse range of researchers to reveal how histories of music policy development continue to inform contemporary policy and industry practice. The Handbook maps individual nation case studies with detailed assessment of music industry sectors. Drawing on international experts, the volume offers insight into global debates about popular music within broader social, economic, and geopolitical contexts.

Author : Ann Werner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501368516

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Feminism and Gender Politics in Mediated Popular Music by Ann Werner Pdf

What does it mean, in a polarized political climate, that feminism was popular in mainstream popular music of the 2010s? Engaging with feminist theory and previous research about gender and music, this book investigates the meaning of current trends relating to gender, feminism and woman-identified artists in mediated popular music. The examples discussed throughout the book include Netflix documentaries by Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, the Swedish music industry #MeToo petition #närmusikentystnar, music streaming services' gender equality work and the project Keychange striving to bring underrepresented genders to the stage. The volume discusses the media specificity of the different examples, introduces and explains feminist theories and concepts and analyzes the position of women, gender politics and feminisms in popular music.

Author : Shelley Brunt,Liz Giuffre
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781000684964

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Popular Music and Parenting by Shelley Brunt,Liz Giuffre Pdf

Popular Music and Parenting explores the culture of popular music as a shared experience between parents, carers and young children. Offering a critical overview of this topic from a popular music studies perspective, this book expands our assumptions about how young audiences and caregivers engage with music together. Using both case studies and wider analysis, the authors examine music listening and participation between children and parents in both domestic and public settings, ranging across children's music media, digital streaming, live concerts, formal and informal popular music education, music merchandising and song lyrics. Placing young children’s musical engagement in the context of the music industry, changing media technologies, and popular culture, Popular Music and Parenting paints a richly interdisciplinary picture of the intersection of popular music with the parent–child relationship.