[ecrea] New book: Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction

Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction: the Rise of Pop Music 
Criticism in Italy / by Simone Varriale (published: Summer 2016 by 
Palgrave Macmillan)

http://www.palgrave.com/jp/book/9781137564498#aboutBook
https://www.amazon.com/Globalization-Music-Cultures-Distinction-Criticism/dp/1137564490

This book is the first comprehensive account of how Anglo-American 
popular music transformed Italian cultural life. Drawing on neglected 
archival materials, the author explores the rise of new musical tastes 
and social divisions in late twentieth century Italy.

The book reconstructs the emergence of pop music magazines in Italy and 
offers the first in-depth investigation of the role of critics in global 
music cultures. It explores how class, gender, race and geographical 
location shaped the production and consumption of music magazines, as 
well as critics’ struggle over notions of expertise, cultural value and 
cosmopolitanism.

Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction provides an innovative 
framework for studying how globalization transforms cultural 
institutions and aesthetic hierarchies, thus breaking new ground for 
sociological and historical research. It will be essential reading for 
scholars and students interested in cultural sociology, popular music, 
globalization, media and cultural studies, social theory and 
contemporary Italy.
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