Rock and Roll, Social Protest, and Authenticity: Historical, Philosophical, and Cultural Explorations

Torell, Kurt

ISBN 10: 1793655634 / ISBN 13: 9781793655639

Published by Lexington Books, 2022

Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1793655634I4N10

Synopsis:

This book explores the relationships between rock and roll, social protest, and authenticity to consider how rock and roll could function as social protest music. The author begins by discussing the nature and origins of rock and roll and the nature of social protest and social protest music within the wider context of the evolution of the commercial music industry and the social and technological infrastructure developed for the mass dissemination of popular music. This discussion is followed by an examination of the causes of the public disapproval originally expressed toward rock and roll, and how they illuminate its social protest and subversive quality. By further investigating the nature of authenticity and its relationship to social protest and to commercialization, the author considers how social protest and commercialization are antithetical. This conclusion, if correct, has broad implications for human culture in advanced industrial society.

About the Author: Kurt Torell is associate professor of philosophy at The Pennsylvania State University.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rock and Roll, Social Protest, and ...
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket