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Music, Radio and the Public Sphere

The Aesthetics of Democracy

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction: The Unknown and the Unheard

    1. Introduction: The Unknown and the Unheard

      • Charles Fairchild
      Pages 1-14
  3. Enforcing and Evading Rationalization

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 15-15
    2. Social Solidarity in the Luminiferous Ether

      • Charles Fairchild
      Pages 17-40
  4. Making Radio, Making Meaning

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
    2. What Does a Civil Society Sound Like?

      • Charles Fairchild
      Pages 105-141
    3. Local Music for Local People

      • Charles Fairchild
      Pages 142-164
    4. Mixing: The Rational, the Reasoned, the Resourceful

      • Charles Fairchild
      Pages 165-199
    5. Conclusion: The Unheard and the Unknown

      • Charles Fairchild
      Pages 200-204
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 205-225

About this book

Radio, the most widely used medium in the world, is a dominant mediator of musical meaning. Through a combination of critical analysis, interdisciplinary theory and ethnographic writing about community radio, this book provides a novel theorization of democratic aesthetics, with important implications for the study of old and new media alike.

Reviews

'This monograph offers a theoretical intervention into and a detailed analysis of the democratic space opened by community radio against the backdrop of commercialism and corporate power typically associated with the music and radio industries. As the author explains, a scathing critique of the commercial music and radio systems alone would not reveal the democratic potential of these popular forms, and the book's attention to the democratic aesthetics of community radio addresses this critical question persuasively.' - Bethany Klein, University of Leeds, UK

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Sydney, Australia

    Charles Fairchild

About the author

CHARLES FAIRCHILD Senior Lecturer in Popular Music, University of Sydney, Australia. He is the author of Pop Idols and Pirates (2008) and Community Radio and Public Culture (2001). He has published articles in journals such as Popular Music, Media, Culture & Society and Television and New Media.

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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