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Running with the Devil: power, gender, and madness in heavy metal music

By Robert Walser

Book information

Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0819562602, 9780819562609
LCC
ML3534 .W29 1993
Google Books ID
YKPDF0I5p3kC
Open Library ID
OL1746230M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2225563 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

A Choice Outstanding Academic Book.A musicologist and cultural critic as well as a professional musician, Robert Walser offers a comprehensive musical, social, and cultural analysis of heavy metal in Running with the Devil. Dismissed by critics and academics, condemned by parents and politicians, fervently embraced by legions of fans, heavy metal music attracts and embodies cultural conflicts that are central to our society. Walser explores how and why heavy metal works, both musically and socially, and at the same time uses metal to investigate contemporary formations of identity, community, gender, and power.

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