The Pop Song: The Epistolary Form of Popular Culture

The paper deals with the basic form of contemporary popular music, which is considered from a viewpoint that conceptualizes popular culture as a form of supracultural communication. This perspective differs from earlier anthropological interest in music as, above all, grounded in some form of locali...

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Main Author: Bojan Žikić
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Belgrade 2012-05-01
Series:Etnoantropološki Problemi
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Online Access:http://www.eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/648
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Summary:The paper deals with the basic form of contemporary popular music, which is considered from a viewpoint that conceptualizes popular culture as a form of supracultural communication. This perspective differs from earlier anthropological interest in music as, above all, grounded in some form of locality, supposedly traditional and authentic, where in it tries to focus this interest on the meaning of the songs and their reception.
ISSN:0353-1589
2334-8801