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

Running with the Devil: Power, Gender, and Madness in Heavy Metal Music
ISBN-10
081957421X
ISBN-13
9780819574213
Series
Running with the Devil
Category
Music
Pages
254
Language
English
Published
2013-04-01
Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Author
Robert Walser

Description

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. Ebook Edition Note: Ebook edition note: all photographs (16) have been redacted.

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