[ecrea] new book: The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality

Some colleagues may be aware of the book, The Oxford Handbook of Music & 
Virtuality, that I co-edited with the late Sheila Whiteley. I am pleased 
to announce that the book (and e-book) has been published. Please see 
below for more details on this exciting and momentous collection.  For 
more information, please contact me directly on: 
(shararambarran /at/ yahoo.co.uk). Thank you.

The Oxford Handbook of Music & Virtuality
Edited by Sheila Whiteley and Shara Rambarran
Publisher: Oxford University Press (New York)
Hardcover: ISBN 9780199321285
(Also available as an e-book)

‘Has the virtual invaded the realm of the real, or has the real 
expanded its definition to include what once was characterized as 
virtual? With the continual evolution of digital technology, this 
distinction grows increasingly hazy. But perhaps the distinction has 
become obsolete; perhaps it is time to pay attention to the 
intersections, mutations, and transmigrations of the virtual and the 
real. Certainly it is time to reinterpret the practice and study of 
music. The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality, edited by Sheila 
Whiteley and Shara Rambarran, is the first book to offer a kaleidoscope 
of interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars around the globe on the 
way in which virtuality mediates the dissemination, acquisition, 
performance, creation, and reimagining of music.

The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality addresses eight themes that 
often overlap and interact with one another. Questions of the role of 
the audience, artistic agency, individual and communal identity, 
subjectivity, and spatiality repeatedly arise. Authors specifically 
explore phenomena including holographic musicians and virtual bands, and 
the benefits and detriments surrounding the free circulation of music on 
the Internet. In addition, the book investigates the way in which fans 
and musicians negotiate gender identities as well as the dynamics of 
audience participation and community building in a virtual environment. 
The handbook rehistoricizes the virtual by tracing its progression from 
cartoons in the 1950s to current industry innovations and changes in 
practice. Well-grounded and wide-reaching, this is a book that students 
of any number of disciplines, from Music to Cultural Studies, have 
awaited.’

USA:

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-music-and-virtuality-9780199321285?cc=us&lang=en&;

UK:

https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-music-and-virtuality-9780199321285?cc=gb&lang=en&;

With warm regards,

Shara Rambarran
(shararambarran /at/ yahoo.co.uk)

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