Popular Music and Youth Culture Music, Identity and Place

by Bennett, Andy

• ISBN13: 9780312227531
• ISBN10: 0312227531
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-04-01
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Combining a critical evaluation of recent work on youth, music and local identity with original ethnographic work, this book provides a wide-ranging study of music and style-centered youth cultures in a local context. Detailed studies of dance music, rap, bhangra and progressive rock examine how these musical styles become part of daily life in different urban settings. In addition, the book features exploration of white hip hop culture in Britain, the socio-cultural significance of local pub venues and the increasing popularity of "tribute" bands.

Author Biography

Andy Bennett is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	viii
Introduction	1	(10)
Part I Theories of Youth Culture and Popular Music
The Sociology of Youth Culture	11	(23)
Youth Culture and Popular Music	34	(18)
The Significance of Locality	52	(21)
Part II Local Representations: Case Studies
Dance Music, Local Identity and Urban Space	73	(30)
Bhangra and Asian Identity: The Role of Local Knowledge	103	(30)
Hip Hop am Main, Rappin' on the Tyne: Hip Hop Culture as a Local Construct in Two European Cities	133	(33)
The Benwell Floyd: Local Live Music, Sociality and the Politics of Musical Taste	166	(29)
Conclusion: Youth Culture and Popular Music	195	(4)
Bibliography	199	(17)
Index	216