{"product_id":"scary-monsters-monstrosity-masculinity-and-popular-music-paperback","title":"Scary Monsters: Monstrosity, Masculinity and Popular Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Duffett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJon Hackett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular music and masculinity have rarely been examined through the lens of research into monstrosity. The discourses associated with rock and pop, however, actually include more 'monsters' than might at first be imagined. Attention to such individuals and cultures can say things about the operation of genre and gender, myth and meaning. Indeed, monstrosity has recently become a growing focus of cultural theory. This is in part because monsters raise shared concerns about transgression, subjectivity, agency, and community. Attention to monstrosity evokes both the spectre of projection (which invokes familial trauma and psychoanalysis) and shared anxieties (that in turn reflect ideologies and beliefs). By pursuing a series of insightful case studies, \u003ci\u003eScary Monster\u003c\/i\u003es considers different aspects of the connection between music, gender and monstrosity. Its argument is that attention to monstrosity provides a unique perspective on the study of masculinity in popular music culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Duffett\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Media and Cultural Studies at the University of Chester. He is known for the book \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Fandom\u003c\/i\u003e (2013). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Hackett\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in Film and Communications and Head of Communications, Media and Marketing at St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK. His research and teaching interests include critical theory, film studies and popular music studies.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42098639503495,"sku":"9781501374760","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d212537521760d153fb14fd0393669de.webp?v=1732365514","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/scary-monsters-monstrosity-masculinity-and-popular-music-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}