Sounds of Resistance
The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism [2 volumes]
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- English
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Sounds of Resistance
The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism [2 volumes]
About This Book
From the gospel music of slavery in the antebellum South to anti-apartheid freedom songs in South Africa, this two-volume work documents how music has fueled resistance and revolutionary movements in the United States and worldwide. Political resistance movements and the creation of musicâtwo seemingly unrelated phenomenonâoften result from the seed of powerful emotions, opinions, or experiences. This two-volume set presents essays that explore the connections between diverse musical forms and political activism across the globe, revealing fascinating similarities regarding the interrelationship between music and political resistance in widely different geographic or cultural circumstances. The breadth of specific examples covered in Sounds of Resistance: The Role of Music in Multicultural Activism highlights strong similarities between diverse situationsâfor example, protest against the Communist government in Poland and drug discourse in hip hop music in the United Statesâand demonstrates how music has repeatedly played a vital role in energizing or expanding various political movements. By exploring activism and how music relates to specific movements through an interdisciplinary lens, the authors document how music often enables powerless members of oppressed groups to communicate or voice their concerns.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Volume 1: Activism in the United States
- Volume 2: International Activism
- Index
- About the Editors
- Contributors