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This book and its theories will be a starting point for all future scholarship on popular music songs. Gracyk’s philosophical and critical acumen are on display in every chapter. Reading this book, one not only gets a theory of how popular songs communicate, but also a theory of musical covers versus remakes, an account of collective creation with a solution to the “Pink Floyd problem,” and an analysis of “post-punk” and why it matters.
This book and its theories will be a starting point for all future scholarship on popular music songs. Gracyk’s philosophical and critical acumen are on display in every chapter. Reading this book, one not only gets a theory of how popular songs communicate, but also a theory of musical covers versus remakes, an account of collective creation with a solution to the “Pink Floyd problem,” and an analysis of “post-punk” and why it matters.
We all know that popular songs can pack a punch, but Gracyk shows us why. He demonstrates ways that they function as context-specific acts of communication, with many factors affecting their meaning. Offering a rich array of entertaining examples, he sheds light on songs’ power as social forces, their ethical significance, and their place in the cultural scheme of things. Gracyk’s account yields insight into why popular songs stay fresh and relevant and why meaning is not a peripheral add-on, but basic to their value.
Theodore Gracyk is Professor of Philosophy at Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA. He is the co-editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.
This book and its theories will be a starting point for all future scholarship on popular music songs. Gracyk’s philosophical and critical acumen are on display in every chapter. Reading this book, one not only gets a theory of how popular songs communicate, but also a theory of musical covers versus remakes, an account of collective creation with a solution to the “Pink Floyd problem,” and an analysis of “post-punk” and why it matters.
We all know that popular songs can pack a punch, but Gracyk shows us why. He demonstrates ways that they function as context-specific acts of communication, with many factors affecting their meaning. Offering a rich array of entertaining examples, he sheds light on songs’ power as social forces, their ethical significance, and their place in the cultural scheme of things. Gracyk’s account yields insight into why popular songs stay fresh and relevant and why meaning is not a peripheral add-on, but basic to their value.
Theodore Gracyk is Professor of Philosophy at Minnesota State University Moorhead, USA. He is the co-editor of The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism.