MACMILLAN Words, Music, and the Popular - Palgrave Studies in Music

Explore the deep connections between language and sound in Words, Music, and the Popular: Global Perspectives on Intermedial Relations. This collection of essays from the Palgrave Studies in Music and Literature series examines how words and music interact to shape popular culture on a global scale. This academic work investigates the very nature of popularity. It asks fundamental questions about what constitutes 'the' popular and the specific role music plays within those systems. Readers will find a detailed analysis of how popularity functions across different historical and political contexts. By looking through the lens of intermedial relations, this book connects wide-ranging aspects of culture. It addresses how identity markers such as class, gender, race, and ethnicity influence the way we understand popular music and its relationship to text. It is an essential resource for anyone studying the systemic nature of pop culture and its societal impact.