Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music (Music Culture)

Author:Robert Walser
Publisher:Wesleyan
Category:Book

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Sales Rank:551,569
Languages:English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media:Paperback
Number Of Items:1
Edition:1st
Pages:254
Shipping Weight (lbs):0.8
Dimensions (in):9.1 x 5.9 x 0.7
Publication Date:May 15, 1993

ISBN:0819562602
EAN:9780819562609
ASIN:0819562602

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Book.

A musicologist and cultural critic as well as a professional musician, Robert Walser offers a comprehensive musical, social, and cultural analysis of heavy metal in Running with the Devil. Dismissed by critics and academics, condemned by parents and politicians, fervently embraced by legions of fans, heavy metal music attracts and embodies cultural conflicts that are central to our society. Walser explores how and why heavy metal works, both musically and socially, and at the same time uses metal to investigate contemporary formations of identity, community, gender, and power.

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