The sociology of music has become a vibrant field of study in recent decades. While its
proponents are well aware of this field's contributions and relevance, we focus here on …

Hracs BJ Cultural intermediaries in the digital age: the case of independent musicians and
managers in Toronto, Regional Studies. This paper explores the limitations of the …

An analysis of the ways that software creates new spatialities in everyday life, from
supermarket checkout lines to airline flight paths. After little more than half a century since its …

This book examines the economy of sharing in a variety of social and political contexts
around the world, with consideration given to the role of sharing in relation to social order …

Television is no longer the only screen delivering footage and news to people about sport.
Computers, the Internet, Web, mobile and other digital media are increasingly important …

Resource integration has become an important concept in marketing literature. However,
little is known about the systemic nature of resource integration and the ways the activities of …

Through a wide-ranging study of labour in the cultural industries, this book critically
evaluates how various sociological traditions-including critical theory, governmentality and …

" Key Themes in Media Theory is wonderfully wide-ranging and deservedly destined to
become a key text for students of Media Studies." Professor John Storey, University of …

This article examines a very basic question for popular music studies: what is 'the music
industry?'It surveys the usage of the term in various arenas and argues that it is often used in …

This paper nuances our understanding of the ongoing transition within the North American
music industry. It extends the existing analysis of the so‐called “MP 3 Crisis” by exploring the …