A Criminology of Popular Music
By Eleanor Peters
ISBN
978-1529233032Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529233056Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
A Criminology of Popular Music
Music explores the deepest experiences of the human condition – love, violence, religion, hedonism, protest and politics. This book takes common themes in popular music and analyses them through a harms-based critical criminology of music, while staying focused on its aesthetic and sensory elements.
It analyses the sexism, homophobia and heteronormative bias of the music industry, considering its harms and dangers to the people working within it. It also examines the influences of drugs and alcohol – on both musicians and fans. Taking in music from across the globe, the book considers its role in bringing hope, whether on a personal or political level worldwide.
Eleanor Peters is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Edge Hill University. She graduated from the City of Birmingham University with BA (Hons) in Sociology and has a PhD from the University of Bristol. She is the author of The use and abuse of music: Criminal Records (Emerald) and the editor of Music in Crime, Resistance, and Identity (Routledge).
1. Introduction
2. Sex and love
3. Drugs and alcohol
4. Violence and death
5. Hedonism and burnout
6. Politics and protest
7. Faith, hope and charity
8. Conclusion
