 | Interpreting Music Video: Popular Music in the Post-MTV Era Subjects: Arts; Humanities; Music; Media & Film Studies; Music & The Arts; Popular Music; Popular Music; Broadcast Media; Media & Communications; Interpreting Music Video introduces students to the musical, visual, and sociological aspects of music videos, enabling them to critically analyze a multimedia form with a central place in popular culture. With highly relevant examples drawn from recent music videos across many different genres, this concise and accessible book brings together tools from musical analysis, film and media studies, gender and sexuality studies, and critical race studies, requiring no previous knowledge. Exploring the multiple dimensions of music videos, this book is the perfect introduction to critical analysis for music, media studies, communications, and popular culture. Brad Osborn is associate professor of music theory and affiliated faculty in American studies at the University of Kansas. His monograph Everything in its Right Place: Analyzing Radiohead was published in 2017. Along with Larry Starr and Christopher Waterman, he is the co-author of the textbook American Popular Music (6th edition ff.)" |
