Made in Japan Studies in Popular Music Routledge Global Popular Music Series
Coordonnateur : Mitsui Toru
Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Japanese popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Japanese music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Japan and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Putting Japanese Popular Music in Perspective; Rockin? Japan; and Japanese Popular Music and Visual Arts.
Introduction: Embracing the West and Creating a Blend Part I: Putting Japanese Popular Music in Perspective Part II: Rockin' Japan Part III: Japanese Popular Music and Visual Arts Coda: Japanese Music Reception Afterword: Maintaining Artistic Integrity and Creative Control: A Conversation with Tatsurō Yamashita A Selected Bibliography on Japanese Popular Music
Tōru Mitsui is Professor Emeritus at Kanazawa University taught the first postgraduate course in popular music studies in Japan. His publications in English include Karaoke Around the World: Global Technology, Local Singing, co-edited with S. Hosokawa (1998).
Date de parution : 06-2014
17.4x24.6 cm
Date de parution : 09-2015
17.4x24.6 cm
Thème de Made in Japan :
Mots-clés :
japanese; popular; music; takarazuka; industry; rock; japanese music; japanese popular music; j-pop; j pop; Japanese rock; music in Japan; popular music in Japan; j-rock; music in anime; popular music studies; Japanese popular culture; Japanese pop culture; popular culture studies; Vice Versa; popular music in Asia; Japanese Music Industry; enka; Bird’s Eye; enka music; Misora Hibari; Takarazuka Revue; Japanese Popular Songs; Mainstream Japanese Popular Music; Space Battleship Yamato; Popular Song Records; Duple Time; URC; Tv Drama; Popular Music; Triple Time; Pentatonic Minor; White Song Contest; Senkan Yamato; Japanese Anime; Fen; Top Star