[Commlist] New Book – Kate Bush and the Moving Image

Colleagues may be interested in this new publication from Routledge – 
*/Kate Bush and the Moving Image /*by Stephen Glynn.

While perhaps stretching a point to recommend the book as that perfect 
Summer beach read for the Kate Bush fan in your life, do please consider 
requesting a copy for your library. It should be relevant to module 
reading lists across a range of disciplines, as indicated below.

A 20% discount is available with the code AFLY02 until 30 September.

Book description:

In this unique study, Stephen Glynn demonstrates that Kate Bush’s work, 
in both sound and vision, has long been influenced and characterised by, 
and at times aimed at, film and television media.

The volume explores in depth Bush’s ‘music of allusion’ and analyses 
first the significance of film and television references throughout the 
lyrics and settings of her songs, beginning with her breakthrough hit 
‘Wuthering Heights’. It also surveys the shaping presence of film and 
television in the look, narrative and artistry of her music videos, 
including the examination of celebrated works such as ‘Cloudbusting’ and 
‘Hounds of Love’. Finally, the book assesses Bush’s most intensive 
cinematic undertaking, her 1993 album /The Red Shoes/, with its evident 
homage to the 1948 film of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, and 
its concurrent visual reworking as Bush’s sole film venture, /The Line, 
The Cross & The Curve/. Thus, with its deployment across music, video 
and film, Glynn demonstrates the centrality of Kate Bush’s cinephilia to 
her work.

Accessible yet academically rigorous, /Kate Bush and the Moving Image/ 
is a stand-out study of the iconic singer-songwriter’s discography and 
cinematic ventures. It will appeal to both students and scholars of 
Film, Television, Media, Cultural and Popular Music Studies.

Reviews:

'Sitting across music, video and film, /Kate Bush and the Moving Image/ 
is a welcome new study of this important British artist. Stephen Glynn 
expertly weaves together close readings of Bush's music and her work as 
a video artist with an account of their cultural contexts and heritage. 
Glynn's knowledge of popular culture is remarkable in its range and 
depth. An innovative book on an innovative artist.'

- James Chapman, University of Leicester

'In 2022, Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)’ was 
discovered by a new generation of listeners, largely due to its use in 
the TV series ‘Stranger Things’. Stephen Glynn’s book provides a timely 
and insightful look at the ways in which Bush has engaged with visual 
media.'

- Dr Paul Newland, University of Worcester

Further details are available at the Routledge website:

https://www.routledge.com/Kate-Bush-and-the-Moving-Image/Glynn/p/book/9781032766843 
<https://www.routledge.com/Kate-Bush-and-the-Moving-Image/Glynn/p/book/9781032766843>


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