The Oxford Handbook of Country Music
- Author: Stimeling, Travis D.
It might seem surprising that a book on country music is now part of the scholarly 'Oxford Handbooks' series. However, the nature of this book demonstrates that it clearly belongs there. Potential... — More…
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$178.75Contents
- CONTENTS
- CONTRIBUTORS
- INTRODUCTION: Situating Country Music Studies
- Travis D. Stimeling
- Chapter 1: Come Hither to Go Yonder: The Folklorist's Zigzag Path to Country Music Studies
- Erika Brady
- Chapter 2: The Southernness of Country Music
- Patrick Huber
- Chapter 3: The Country Music Association, The Country Music Foundation, and Country Music's History
- Diane Pecknold
- Chapter 4: Country Music as Cultural Practice
- Clifford R. Murphy
- Chapter 5: Geography and Country Music: Constructing Geo-Cultural Identities
- Jada Watson
- Chapter 6: On the Notion of Old-Time in Country Music
- Greg Reish
- Chapter 7: Country Music and Recording Practice
- Travis D. Stimeling
- Chapter 8: The Singing Voice in Country Music
- Stephanie Vander Wel
- Chapter 9: This Machine Plays Country Music: Invention, Innovation, and the Pedal Steel Guitar
- Tim Sterner Miller
- Chapter 10: Country Music and the Recording Industry
- Charles L. Hughes
- Chapter 11: Country Radio: The Dialectic of Format and Genre
- Eric Weisbard
- Chapter 12: Country Music and Television
- Tracey E.W. Laird
- Chapter 13: Country Music and Film
- Barry Mazor
- Chapter 14: The Sociology of Country Music
- Richard Lloyd
- Chapter 15: Class in Country Music
- Leigh H. Edwards
- Chapter 16: Race in Country Music Scholarship
- Olivia Carter Mather
- Chapter 17: Gendered Stages: Country Music, Authenticity, and the Performance of Gender
- Kristine M. McCusker
- Chapter 18: Sexuality in Country Music
- Pamela Fox
- Chapter 19: On the Sacred in Country Music
- Stephen Shearon
- Chapter 20: Goin' Hillbilly Nuts: Fashion Culture and Visual Style in Country Music
- Caroline Gnagy
- Chapter 21: Whither the Two-Step: Country Dance Re-Writes Its Musical Lineage
- Jocelyn R. Neal
- Chapter 22: These Are My People: The Politics of Country Music
- Jason Mellard
- Chapter 23: Country Music and Fan Culture
- Jonathan Wynn
- Chapter 24: What's International About International Country Music?: Country Music and National Identity around the World
- Nathan D. Gibson
- INDEX