Stan Hawkins: 4 books
Settling the Pop Score
Pop Texts and Identity Politics
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The analysis of popular music forces us to rethink the assumptions that underpin our approaches to the study of Western music. Not least, it brings to the fore an idea that many musicologists still find uncomfortable - that commercial production and consumption can be aligned with artistic authenticity....
The British Pop Dandy
Masculinity, Popular Music and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Who are pop dandies? Why are stars like David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker, Pete Doherty and Robbie Williams so dandified? Taking up a wide range of British pop stars, Hawkins seeks to find out why so many have cast themselves in roles that often take style to absurd extremes. In this study, male pop artists...
Queerness in Pop Music
Aesthetics, Gender Norms, and Temporality
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
This book investigates the phenomenon of queering in popular music and video, interpreting the music of numerous pop artists, styles, and idioms. The focus falls on artists, such as Lady Gaga, Madonna, Boy George, Diana Ross, Rufus Wainwright, David Bowie, Azealia Banks, Zebra Katz, Freddie Mercury,...
by Stan Hawkins, Sarah Niblock
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
The career of the prolific pop artist Prince has become inextricably intertwined with the history of popular music since the late 1970s. This multi-instrumental icon, who remains one of the highest-grossing live performers in America, has been called a genius for his musicianship, composition and...