This book develops a new theory of instrumental whiteness and leisure. Empirical research
is drawn upon to highlight whiteness across a comprehensive and internationally-grounded …

Far-right activists have attempted to infiltrate and use popular music scenes to propagate
their racialised ideologies. This paper explores attempts by the far right to co-opt two …

I find that jazz gained a toehold in US concert halls, music awards, festivals, and schools in
the 1930s, 60s, 70s or 80s. I reconcile this with extant research, which identifies the 1940s …

A little bit of science fiction. In a recent radio documentary, this is how one inter viewee
described the practice of sonification (Schubert Minski 2009). It may not be the most …

How do contested emerging subgenres become legitimated and institutionalized? This case
illustrates the meso-level negotiation of community sense (Wohl, 2015) as stakeholders of a …

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that
have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a …

The 1920s fascination with jazz music and dance provoked deep concern and anxiety about
the future direction of society in different corners of the world. Jazz was readily associated …

This study contributes to the literature on symbolic boundaries through an analysis of print
media discourses that framed the meanings of rap as it entered the musical mainstream. The …

Despite growing concerns over the ability of conventional research methods to effectively
tackle key theoretical issues within the contemporary sociology of culture, these have yet to …

This study focuses on three albums of original music performed and recorded by the author
as the leader of the Haftor Medbøe Group and released variously by Linn Records and …