Sound, Symbol, Sociality

The Aesthetic Experience of Extreme Metal Music

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Entertainment, Music
Cover of the book Sound, Symbol, Sociality by Matthew Unger, Palgrave Macmillan UK
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Author: Matthew Unger ISBN: 9781137478351
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK Publication: August 22, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot Language: English
Author: Matthew Unger
ISBN: 9781137478351
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication: August 22, 2016
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English

Based on ethnographic research within the extreme metal community, Unger offers a thought-provoking look at how symbols of authenticity and defilement fashion social experience in surprising ways. Exploring the many themes and ciphers that comprise this musical community, this book interprets aesthetic resonances as a way to understand contemporary identity, politics, and social relations. In the end, this book develops a unique argument: the internal composition of the community’s music and sound moulds symbols that shape, reflect, and constrain social patterns of identity, difference, and transgression. This book contributes to the sociology of sound and music, the study of religion in popular culture, and the role of aesthetics in everyday life. It will be of interest to upper level students, post-graduate students and scholars of religion, popular culture, and philosophy.

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Based on ethnographic research within the extreme metal community, Unger offers a thought-provoking look at how symbols of authenticity and defilement fashion social experience in surprising ways. Exploring the many themes and ciphers that comprise this musical community, this book interprets aesthetic resonances as a way to understand contemporary identity, politics, and social relations. In the end, this book develops a unique argument: the internal composition of the community’s music and sound moulds symbols that shape, reflect, and constrain social patterns of identity, difference, and transgression. This book contributes to the sociology of sound and music, the study of religion in popular culture, and the role of aesthetics in everyday life. It will be of interest to upper level students, post-graduate students and scholars of religion, popular culture, and philosophy.

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