Playing for Change: Music and Musicians in the Service of Social Movements

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Part I An Introduction to the Music-Movement Link
Chapter 1 You Can't Scare Me, I'm Sticking to the Union
Part II The Meanings of Music
Chapter 2 Aretha Franklin Sings to Charlie Manson
Chapter 3 Context
Chapter 4 The Audience and Reception
Chapter 5 The Meanings of Music
Part III The Functions of Musicking for Social Movements
Chapter 6 Serving the Committed
Chapter 7 Education
Chapter 8 Conversion and Recruitment
Chapter 9 Mobilization
Chapter 10 How Musicking Harms Movements
Chapter 11 What Makes a Difference?
Chapter 12 What Is to Be Sung (or Played)?

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Although music is known to be part of the great social movements that have rocked the world, its specific contribution to political struggle has rarely been closely analyzed. Is it truly the 'lifeblood' of movements, as some have declared, or merely the entertainment between the speeches? Drawing on interviews, case studies and musical and lyrical analysis, Rosenthal and Flacks offer a brilliant analysis and a wide-ranging look at the use of music in movements, in the US and elsewhere, over the past hundred years. From their interviews, the voices of Pete Seeger, Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello, Holly Near, and many others enliven this highly readable book.

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Sociologists Rosenthal (Wesleyan Univ.) and Flacks (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara) offer here a complex, theoretical analysis of music and social movements. They focus on the US but include references to music throughout the world. The authors begin by defining social movements and movement songs, popular songs, and folk songs. Drawing on a wide range of historical and sociological studies, they discuss the music industry, performers, song lyrics, musical styles, and audience reactions...Recommended

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