Author: Elizabeth Darling
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351333917
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLVIN PRIZE 2021! Awarded by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, the Colvin Prize is one of the world's most prestigious honors in the field of architectural history. The medal is awarded annually to the author or authors of an outstanding work of reference of broad importance to the discipline; all modes of publication are eligible, including catalogues, gazetteers, digital databases and online resources. Suffragette City was nominated due to the new ways in which its contributors cast light on the work of women to shape the architecture of communities around the English-speaking world. Suffragette City brings together a collection of illustrated essays dedicated to exploring and analysing cases in which women have resourcefully leveraged or defied the politics of gender to form and reform architecture and urbanism. Throughout much of modern history, women have been assigned to the margins and expected to play passive social roles. Suffragette City draws on nineteenth- and twentieth-century architectural case studies from the English-speaking world, including the USA, South Africa, Scotland, India and England, to examine places and moments when women stepped into the centre of public life and claimed opportunities to shape the fabrics of their communities. Their engagements with the built environment consistently transcended architecture to achieve the level of urbanism, as whole networks of relationships came into their purview, transforming the architecture of socio-political connection as well as the confronting the physical divisions that have historically lain along racial, economic and gendered lines. Academics, researchers and students engaged in architectural history, theory, urbanism, gender studies and social and cultural history will be interested in this fascinating, politically-charged text.
Suffragette City
Author: Elizabeth Darling
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351333917
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLVIN PRIZE 2021! Awarded by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, the Colvin Prize is one of the world's most prestigious honors in the field of architectural history. The medal is awarded annually to the author or authors of an outstanding work of reference of broad importance to the discipline; all modes of publication are eligible, including catalogues, gazetteers, digital databases and online resources. Suffragette City was nominated due to the new ways in which its contributors cast light on the work of women to shape the architecture of communities around the English-speaking world. Suffragette City brings together a collection of illustrated essays dedicated to exploring and analysing cases in which women have resourcefully leveraged or defied the politics of gender to form and reform architecture and urbanism. Throughout much of modern history, women have been assigned to the margins and expected to play passive social roles. Suffragette City draws on nineteenth- and twentieth-century architectural case studies from the English-speaking world, including the USA, South Africa, Scotland, India and England, to examine places and moments when women stepped into the centre of public life and claimed opportunities to shape the fabrics of their communities. Their engagements with the built environment consistently transcended architecture to achieve the level of urbanism, as whole networks of relationships came into their purview, transforming the architecture of socio-political connection as well as the confronting the physical divisions that have historically lain along racial, economic and gendered lines. Academics, researchers and students engaged in architectural history, theory, urbanism, gender studies and social and cultural history will be interested in this fascinating, politically-charged text.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351333917
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COLVIN PRIZE 2021! Awarded by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain, the Colvin Prize is one of the world's most prestigious honors in the field of architectural history. The medal is awarded annually to the author or authors of an outstanding work of reference of broad importance to the discipline; all modes of publication are eligible, including catalogues, gazetteers, digital databases and online resources. Suffragette City was nominated due to the new ways in which its contributors cast light on the work of women to shape the architecture of communities around the English-speaking world. Suffragette City brings together a collection of illustrated essays dedicated to exploring and analysing cases in which women have resourcefully leveraged or defied the politics of gender to form and reform architecture and urbanism. Throughout much of modern history, women have been assigned to the margins and expected to play passive social roles. Suffragette City draws on nineteenth- and twentieth-century architectural case studies from the English-speaking world, including the USA, South Africa, Scotland, India and England, to examine places and moments when women stepped into the centre of public life and claimed opportunities to shape the fabrics of their communities. Their engagements with the built environment consistently transcended architecture to achieve the level of urbanism, as whole networks of relationships came into their purview, transforming the architecture of socio-political connection as well as the confronting the physical divisions that have historically lain along racial, economic and gendered lines. Academics, researchers and students engaged in architectural history, theory, urbanism, gender studies and social and cultural history will be interested in this fascinating, politically-charged text.
Stories from Suffragette City
Author: M. J. Rose
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250241332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
One City. One Movement. A World of Stories. Stories from Suffragette City is a collection of short stories that all take place on a single day: October 23, 1915. It’s the day when tens of thousands of women marched up Fifth Avenue, demanding the right to vote in New York City. Thirteen of today's bestselling authors have taken this moment as inspiration to raise the voices of history and breathe fresh life into their struggles and triumphs. The characters depicted here, some well-known, others unfamiliar, each inspire and reinvigorate the power of democracy. We follow a young woman who is swept up in the protests when all she expected was to come sell her apples in the city. We see Alva Vanderbilt as her white-gloved sensibility is transformed over the course of the single fateful day. Ida B. Wells battles for racial justice in the women's suffrage movement so that every woman's voice can be heard. Each story stands on its own, but together Stories From Suffragette City becomes a symphony, painting a portrait of a country looking for a fight and ever restless for progress and equality. With an introduction by Kristin Hannah and stories from: Lisa Wingate M.J. Rose Steve Berry Paula McLain Katherine J. Chen Christina Baker Kline Jamie Ford Dolen Perkins-Valdez Megan Chance Alyson Richman Chris Bohjalian and Fiona Davis
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1250241332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
One City. One Movement. A World of Stories. Stories from Suffragette City is a collection of short stories that all take place on a single day: October 23, 1915. It’s the day when tens of thousands of women marched up Fifth Avenue, demanding the right to vote in New York City. Thirteen of today's bestselling authors have taken this moment as inspiration to raise the voices of history and breathe fresh life into their struggles and triumphs. The characters depicted here, some well-known, others unfamiliar, each inspire and reinvigorate the power of democracy. We follow a young woman who is swept up in the protests when all she expected was to come sell her apples in the city. We see Alva Vanderbilt as her white-gloved sensibility is transformed over the course of the single fateful day. Ida B. Wells battles for racial justice in the women's suffrage movement so that every woman's voice can be heard. Each story stands on its own, but together Stories From Suffragette City becomes a symphony, painting a portrait of a country looking for a fight and ever restless for progress and equality. With an introduction by Kristin Hannah and stories from: Lisa Wingate M.J. Rose Steve Berry Paula McLain Katherine J. Chen Christina Baker Kline Jamie Ford Dolen Perkins-Valdez Megan Chance Alyson Richman Chris Bohjalian and Fiona Davis
Suffragette City
Author: Kate Muir
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780330389716
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Modern, passionate and crazy New York is contrasted with the austerity of Scotland and the plight of the suffragettes earlier this century in this, Kate Muir's debut novel.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780330389716
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Modern, passionate and crazy New York is contrasted with the austerity of Scotland and the plight of the suffragettes earlier this century in this, Kate Muir's debut novel.
Baseball is America
Author: Jr. Baltov
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449028381
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
BASEBALL IS AMERICA explores America's Pastime through a trilogy of books: "A Child of Baseball" bats leadoff. Baseball, the bellybutton of society is a metaphor for America, acting both as its direction and reflection. Baseball is America, America is baseball. American history, embracing its religious past as a Christian nation, and baseball history, including its synthetic enhancement precedent, is traced through a tapestry of time in a life story format. Born into the Glory Days of New York baseball in 1955, baseball provides the author both identity and meaning. Narrative backdrops track both Reds and Yankee baseball, making historic stops over a 100+ year timeline. A 40+ year playing career is traced from 1962 Edison Little League through 2005 Roy Hobbs World Series in Edison's winter home (Fort Myers). Symbolism, baseball-speak, numerology, simile, nickname, euphemism and metaphor applications create a thought provoking and intriguing word sleuth effect exploring topics deep down in places we don't talk about at parties. Satire and cynical humor stragically integrated buffers acid discussion of controversial issues. Sixties youth ball is viewed and described through a Garden State lens. Seventies ball scenery drastically switches to the Sooner State while the 80's, 90's and new millenium take on a Lone Star State flavor with Space City the focal point. Pop culture, American history (including its Christian nation history) is tactically incorporated into the read. Baseball remains the only venue in America where religion can be pitched into public square casual conversation without being debased as a "nut-job" or being shown the door. The read displays no reservations of informally discussing topics from both Creator-based and man-based religious perspectives. The events surrounding the 1919 World Series, that the Reds accidentally won, are retold through the lens of a Cincinnati native who actually voted present, the author's grandpa.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1449028381
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
BASEBALL IS AMERICA explores America's Pastime through a trilogy of books: "A Child of Baseball" bats leadoff. Baseball, the bellybutton of society is a metaphor for America, acting both as its direction and reflection. Baseball is America, America is baseball. American history, embracing its religious past as a Christian nation, and baseball history, including its synthetic enhancement precedent, is traced through a tapestry of time in a life story format. Born into the Glory Days of New York baseball in 1955, baseball provides the author both identity and meaning. Narrative backdrops track both Reds and Yankee baseball, making historic stops over a 100+ year timeline. A 40+ year playing career is traced from 1962 Edison Little League through 2005 Roy Hobbs World Series in Edison's winter home (Fort Myers). Symbolism, baseball-speak, numerology, simile, nickname, euphemism and metaphor applications create a thought provoking and intriguing word sleuth effect exploring topics deep down in places we don't talk about at parties. Satire and cynical humor stragically integrated buffers acid discussion of controversial issues. Sixties youth ball is viewed and described through a Garden State lens. Seventies ball scenery drastically switches to the Sooner State while the 80's, 90's and new millenium take on a Lone Star State flavor with Space City the focal point. Pop culture, American history (including its Christian nation history) is tactically incorporated into the read. Baseball remains the only venue in America where religion can be pitched into public square casual conversation without being debased as a "nut-job" or being shown the door. The read displays no reservations of informally discussing topics from both Creator-based and man-based religious perspectives. The events surrounding the 1919 World Series, that the Reds accidentally won, are retold through the lens of a Cincinnati native who actually voted present, the author's grandpa.
The Little Black Songbook: David Bowie
Author: Adrian Hopkins
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 0857129724
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The late, great David Bowie left an indelible mark of popular culture and a legacy of songs which still continue to inspire generations. Now, with the help of The Little Black Songbook you too can play more than 90 songs from his vast cannon. With Complete lyrics and chord diagrams, this handy songbook is perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to play with and explore the genius of David Bowie. This little book includes: - Aladdin Sane - Ashes To Ashes - All The Young Dudes - Boys Keep Swinging - The Buddha Of Suburbia - Changes - Diamond Dogs - Fame - "Heroes" - The Jean Genie - John, I'm Only Dancing - Letter To Hermione - Life On Mars? - Loving The Alien - The Man Who Sold The World - Modern Love - Moonage Daydream - Oh! You Pretty Things - Rebel Rebel - Rock 'N' Roll Suicide - Space Oddity - Sound And Vision - Starman - Suffragette City - Under Pressure - TVC15 - The Width Of A Circle - Young Americans - Ziggy Stardust And many, many more!
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 0857129724
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The late, great David Bowie left an indelible mark of popular culture and a legacy of songs which still continue to inspire generations. Now, with the help of The Little Black Songbook you too can play more than 90 songs from his vast cannon. With Complete lyrics and chord diagrams, this handy songbook is perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to play with and explore the genius of David Bowie. This little book includes: - Aladdin Sane - Ashes To Ashes - All The Young Dudes - Boys Keep Swinging - The Buddha Of Suburbia - Changes - Diamond Dogs - Fame - "Heroes" - The Jean Genie - John, I'm Only Dancing - Letter To Hermione - Life On Mars? - Loving The Alien - The Man Who Sold The World - Modern Love - Moonage Daydream - Oh! You Pretty Things - Rebel Rebel - Rock 'N' Roll Suicide - Space Oddity - Sound And Vision - Starman - Suffragette City - Under Pressure - TVC15 - The Width Of A Circle - Young Americans - Ziggy Stardust And many, many more!
Indian Suffragettes
Author: Sumita Mukherjee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199093709
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Popular depictions of campaigns for women’s suffrage in films and literature have invariably focused on Western suffrage movements. The fact that Indian women built up a vibrant suffrage movement in the twentieth century has been largely neglected. The Indian ‘suffragettes’ were not only actively involved in campaigns within the Indian subcontinent, they also travelled to Britain, America, Europe, and elsewhere, taking part in transnational discourses on feminism, democracy, and suffrage. Indian Suffragettes focuses on the different geographical spaces in which Indian women were operating. Covering the period from the 1910s until 1950, it shows how Indian women campaigning for suffrage positioned themselves within an imperial system and invoked various identities, whether regional, national, imperial, or international, in the context of debates about the vote. Significantly, this volume analyses how the global connections that were forged influenced social and political change in the Indian subcontinent, highlighting Indian mobility at a time when they were colonial subjects.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199093709
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Popular depictions of campaigns for women’s suffrage in films and literature have invariably focused on Western suffrage movements. The fact that Indian women built up a vibrant suffrage movement in the twentieth century has been largely neglected. The Indian ‘suffragettes’ were not only actively involved in campaigns within the Indian subcontinent, they also travelled to Britain, America, Europe, and elsewhere, taking part in transnational discourses on feminism, democracy, and suffrage. Indian Suffragettes focuses on the different geographical spaces in which Indian women were operating. Covering the period from the 1910s until 1950, it shows how Indian women campaigning for suffrage positioned themselves within an imperial system and invoked various identities, whether regional, national, imperial, or international, in the context of debates about the vote. Significantly, this volume analyses how the global connections that were forged influenced social and political change in the Indian subcontinent, highlighting Indian mobility at a time when they were colonial subjects.
The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: Classic Rock
Author: Wise Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 0857129465
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: Classic Rock presents all your favourite classic rock hits arranged in the original keys from the actual hit recordings, complete with full lyrics, chord symbols, Guitar chord boxes. Perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to bolster your repertoire with some fantastic new material. This book includes: - 20th Century Boy [T. Rex] All Day And All Of The Night [The Kinks] - All Right Now [Free] - American Woman [Lenny Kravitz] - Animal [Def Leppard] - Back In Black [AC/DC] - Black Betty [Ram Jam] - Black Hole Sun [Soundgarden] - Bohemian Like You [The Dandy Warhols] - Born To Be Wild [Steppenwolf] - Children Of The Revolution [T. Rex] - Cum On Feel The Noize [Slade] - Detroit Rock City [Kiss] - Devil Gate Drive [Suzi Quatro] - Dream On [Aerosmith] Goldfinger [Ash] - Helter Skelter [The Beatles] - Holidays In The Sun [The Sex Pistols] - I Fought The Law [The Clash] - L.A. Woman [The Doors] - Livin' On A Prayer [Bon Jovi] - Lust For Life [Iggy Pop] - More Than A Feeling [Boston] - One [Metallica] - Paranoid [Black Sabbath] - Purple Rain [Prince] - Rock 'N' Roll Star [Oasis] - Roll Away The Stone [Mott The Hoople] - Run To The Hills [Iron Maiden] - School's Out [Alice Cooper] - Silver Machine [Hawkwind] - Since You've Been Gone [Rainbow] - Smoke On The Water [Deep Purple] - Stone Free [The Jimi Hendrix Experience] - Suffragette City [David Bowie] - Summer Of '69 [Adams, Bryan] - Sweet Home Alabama [Lynyrd Skynryd] - The Bartender And The Thief [Stereophonics] - Tumbling Dice [The Rolling Stones] - When The Levee Breaks [Led Zeppelin] - Whiskey In The Jar [Thin Lizzy] And many more!
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 0857129465
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
The Big Guitar Chord Songbook: Classic Rock presents all your favourite classic rock hits arranged in the original keys from the actual hit recordings, complete with full lyrics, chord symbols, Guitar chord boxes. Perfect for any aspiring guitarist, ideal for group singalongs, a spot of busking or simply to bolster your repertoire with some fantastic new material. This book includes: - 20th Century Boy [T. Rex] All Day And All Of The Night [The Kinks] - All Right Now [Free] - American Woman [Lenny Kravitz] - Animal [Def Leppard] - Back In Black [AC/DC] - Black Betty [Ram Jam] - Black Hole Sun [Soundgarden] - Bohemian Like You [The Dandy Warhols] - Born To Be Wild [Steppenwolf] - Children Of The Revolution [T. Rex] - Cum On Feel The Noize [Slade] - Detroit Rock City [Kiss] - Devil Gate Drive [Suzi Quatro] - Dream On [Aerosmith] Goldfinger [Ash] - Helter Skelter [The Beatles] - Holidays In The Sun [The Sex Pistols] - I Fought The Law [The Clash] - L.A. Woman [The Doors] - Livin' On A Prayer [Bon Jovi] - Lust For Life [Iggy Pop] - More Than A Feeling [Boston] - One [Metallica] - Paranoid [Black Sabbath] - Purple Rain [Prince] - Rock 'N' Roll Star [Oasis] - Roll Away The Stone [Mott The Hoople] - Run To The Hills [Iron Maiden] - School's Out [Alice Cooper] - Silver Machine [Hawkwind] - Since You've Been Gone [Rainbow] - Smoke On The Water [Deep Purple] - Stone Free [The Jimi Hendrix Experience] - Suffragette City [David Bowie] - Summer Of '69 [Adams, Bryan] - Sweet Home Alabama [Lynyrd Skynryd] - The Bartender And The Thief [Stereophonics] - Tumbling Dice [The Rolling Stones] - When The Levee Breaks [Led Zeppelin] - Whiskey In The Jar [Thin Lizzy] And many more!
David Bowie 1947 - 2016 (PVG)
Author: Wise Publications
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 1783238542
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This commemorative songbook features 20 of David Bowie’s greatest hits, spanning his entire career from 1969 to 2016. Each song is arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar, with full lyrics and Guitar chord boxes. David Bowie was an actor, a fashion icon, an artist, a mime and a writer, but above all, his creative output as a musician brought him the respect, admiration and adoration enjoyed by few other pop stars before or since. His consistent re-invention of his aesthetic, style and sound, as well as his mysterious alter egos enabled him to mould his music to a number of genres, eluding easy classification and producing a string of widely acclaimed albums and singles. This collection represents this musical icon, from his first single Space Oddity, to Lazarus, with a lengthy introductory tribute from renowned music journalist Chris Charlesworth. This is the perfect way to pay tribute to the legendary Starman. Songlist: - Absolute Beginners - Ashes To Ashes - Changes - Golden Years - Heroes - The Jean Genie - Lazarus - Let’s Dance - Life On Mars? - The Man Who Sold The World - Modern Love - Oh! You Pretty Things - Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide - Sound And Vision - Space Oddity - Starman - Suffragette City - Where Are We Now? - Wild Is The Wind - Ziggy Stardust
Publisher: Wise Publications
ISBN: 1783238542
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
This commemorative songbook features 20 of David Bowie’s greatest hits, spanning his entire career from 1969 to 2016. Each song is arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar, with full lyrics and Guitar chord boxes. David Bowie was an actor, a fashion icon, an artist, a mime and a writer, but above all, his creative output as a musician brought him the respect, admiration and adoration enjoyed by few other pop stars before or since. His consistent re-invention of his aesthetic, style and sound, as well as his mysterious alter egos enabled him to mould his music to a number of genres, eluding easy classification and producing a string of widely acclaimed albums and singles. This collection represents this musical icon, from his first single Space Oddity, to Lazarus, with a lengthy introductory tribute from renowned music journalist Chris Charlesworth. This is the perfect way to pay tribute to the legendary Starman. Songlist: - Absolute Beginners - Ashes To Ashes - Changes - Golden Years - Heroes - The Jean Genie - Lazarus - Let’s Dance - Life On Mars? - The Man Who Sold The World - Modern Love - Oh! You Pretty Things - Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide - Sound And Vision - Space Oddity - Starman - Suffragette City - Where Are We Now? - Wild Is The Wind - Ziggy Stardust
Hallo Spaceboy
Author: Dave Thompson
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 155490157X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster. Fifteen years after becoming the most colourfully controversial superstar in recent rock history, Bowie was seen as a spent force. Almost twenty years later, Bowie has re-established himself at the very peak of his profession in one of the most extraordinary comebacks in rock history. His 1995 release of the critically-astonishing 1:Outside album has been followed by equally groundbreaking efforts. He is a content family man, married to super-model Iman, and one of the richest musicians in the world. While most biographies on Bowie still focus on his early years, Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie is the first to chronicle the comeback in detail. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with fans, colleagues and associates, it is also the long-gestating follow-up to Dave Thompson’s Moonage Daydream (1987), widely hailed among the best David Bowie biographies.
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 155490157X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
By 1987, David Bowie was at a creative, critical, and commercial low. His most recent album was dismissed by the music press, his latest tour written off as a disaster. Fifteen years after becoming the most colourfully controversial superstar in recent rock history, Bowie was seen as a spent force. Almost twenty years later, Bowie has re-established himself at the very peak of his profession in one of the most extraordinary comebacks in rock history. His 1995 release of the critically-astonishing 1:Outside album has been followed by equally groundbreaking efforts. He is a content family man, married to super-model Iman, and one of the richest musicians in the world. While most biographies on Bowie still focus on his early years, Hallo Spaceboy: The Rebirth of David Bowie is the first to chronicle the comeback in detail. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with fans, colleagues and associates, it is also the long-gestating follow-up to Dave Thompson’s Moonage Daydream (1987), widely hailed among the best David Bowie biographies.
Experiencing David Bowie
Author: Ian Chapman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 144223752X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
In Experiencing David Bowie: A Listener's Companion, musicologist, writer, and musician Ian Chapman unravels the extraordinary marriage of sound and visual effect that lies at the heart of the work of one of the most complex and enduring performers in popular music. Still active in a career now well into its fifth decade, Bowie’s influence on music and popular culture is vast. At the height of the “glam rock” era, Bowie stood head and shoulders above his peers. His influence, however, would extend far beyond glam through successive changes of musical style and stage work that impacted upon wider popular culture through fashion, film, gender studies, theatre, and performing arts. As Chapman suggests, Bowie recognized early on that in a post-war consumer culture that continued the cross-pollination of media platforms, the line between musician and actor was an ever-thinning one. Opposing romantic notions of authenticity in rock, Bowie wore many faces, challenging listeners who consider his large body of work with a bewildering array of musical styles, covering everything from classic vaudeville to heavy metal, glam rock to soul and funk, electronic music to popular disco. In Experiencing David Bowie, Chapman serves as tour guide through this vast musical landscape, tracing his development as a musical artist through twenty-seven studio albums he generated. Pivotal songs anchor Chapman’s no-nonsense look at Bowie’s work, alerting listeners to his innovations as composer and performer. Moreover, through a close look at Bowie's “visuals”—in particular his album covers, Chapman draws the lines of connection between Bowie the musician and Bowie the visual stage artist, illuminating the broad nature of his art. This work will appeal to not only fans of David Bowie, but anyone interested in the history of modern popular music, fashion, stage and cinema, and modern art.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 144223752X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
In Experiencing David Bowie: A Listener's Companion, musicologist, writer, and musician Ian Chapman unravels the extraordinary marriage of sound and visual effect that lies at the heart of the work of one of the most complex and enduring performers in popular music. Still active in a career now well into its fifth decade, Bowie’s influence on music and popular culture is vast. At the height of the “glam rock” era, Bowie stood head and shoulders above his peers. His influence, however, would extend far beyond glam through successive changes of musical style and stage work that impacted upon wider popular culture through fashion, film, gender studies, theatre, and performing arts. As Chapman suggests, Bowie recognized early on that in a post-war consumer culture that continued the cross-pollination of media platforms, the line between musician and actor was an ever-thinning one. Opposing romantic notions of authenticity in rock, Bowie wore many faces, challenging listeners who consider his large body of work with a bewildering array of musical styles, covering everything from classic vaudeville to heavy metal, glam rock to soul and funk, electronic music to popular disco. In Experiencing David Bowie, Chapman serves as tour guide through this vast musical landscape, tracing his development as a musical artist through twenty-seven studio albums he generated. Pivotal songs anchor Chapman’s no-nonsense look at Bowie’s work, alerting listeners to his innovations as composer and performer. Moreover, through a close look at Bowie's “visuals”—in particular his album covers, Chapman draws the lines of connection between Bowie the musician and Bowie the visual stage artist, illuminating the broad nature of his art. This work will appeal to not only fans of David Bowie, but anyone interested in the history of modern popular music, fashion, stage and cinema, and modern art.