[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) <mailto:(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.’

Oxford University Press USA:

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

Oxford University Press UK:

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

(Also: Amazon, Foyles and most online bookstores)

Further information:

Book’s website: https://musicvirtuality.wordpress.com

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MusicandVirtuality/__

Sample: 
http://www.popmatters.com/feature/the-oxford-handbook-of-music-virtuality/

Book Launch: IASPMUK & Ireland Biennial Conference hosted by the 
University of Sussex and BIMM on Thursday 8^th September 2016 
http://www.iaspm.org.uk/conference2016/

With warm regards,

Dr. Shara Rambarran FHEA

(shararambarran /at/ yahoo.co.uk) <mailto:(shararambarran /at/ yahoo.co.uk)>__


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