Who are pop dandies? Why are stars like David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker and Robbie Williams so dandified? Taking up a range of British pop stars, Hawkins seeks to find out why so many British pop stars have cast themselves in roles that often take style to absurd extremes. In this study, male pop artists are mapped against a cultural and historical background through a genealogy of British personalities, such as Oscar Wilde, W.H. Auden, Bernard Shaw, NoÃ'l Coward, Derek Jarmen, David Beckham and countless others. A critical analysis of issues and approaches to musical performance through masculinity becomes the focal point of this fascinating study.…mehr
Who are pop dandies? Why are stars like David Bowie, Jarvis Cocker and Robbie Williams so dandified? Taking up a range of British pop stars, Hawkins seeks to find out why so many British pop stars have cast themselves in roles that often take style to absurd extremes. In this study, male pop artists are mapped against a cultural and historical background through a genealogy of British personalities, such as Oscar Wilde, W.H. Auden, Bernard Shaw, NoÃ'l Coward, Derek Jarmen, David Beckham and countless others. A critical analysis of issues and approaches to musical performance through masculinity becomes the focal point of this fascinating study.
Stan Hawkins is professor at the Department of Musicology, University of Oslo, and adjunct professor at the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway,
Inhaltsangabe
Contents: Introduction Oh so dandy! The force of peculiarity Pop subjectivities: poise and spectacle Virtual insanity or the 'real thing'? With a twist of the straight: dandyism and gender revolt Singing the body fantastic: corporeality and the voice Jack-a-Dandy: masking, virtuosity, and mannerism Conclusion: 'let the boys all sing and the boys all shout...' Discography Bibliography Index.
Contents: Introduction Oh so dandy! The force of peculiarity Pop subjectivities: poise and spectacle Virtual insanity or the 'real thing'? With a twist of the straight: dandyism and gender revolt Singing the body fantastic: corporeality and the voice Jack-a-Dandy: masking, virtuosity, and mannerism Conclusion: 'let the boys all sing and the boys all shout...' Discography Bibliography Index.
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