Playing for Change

Music and Musicians in the Service of Social Movements

Rob Rosenthal, Richard Flacks, Rob Rosenthal

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Routledge
30 November 2010

Theory of music & musicology; Popular culture; Sociology; Social theory; Political science & theory; Political structure & processes; Pressure groups & lobbying

Although music is known to be part of the great social movements that have rocked the world, its specific contribution to political struggle has rarely been closely analyzed. Is it truly the 'lifeblood' of movements, as some have declared, or merely the entertainment between the speeches? Drawing on interviews, case studies and musical and lyrical analysis, Rosenthal and Flacks offer a brilliant analysis and a wide-ranging look at the use of music in movements, in the US and elsewhere, over the past hundred years. From their interviews, the voices of Pete Seeger, Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello, Holly Near, and many others enliven this highly readable book.

By: Rob Rosenthal, Richard Flacks, Rob Rosenthal
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 566g
ISBN: 9781594517884
ISBN 10: 1594517886
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 November 2010
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Primary , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Part I An Introduction to the Music-Movement Link; Chapter 1 You Can’t Scare Me, I’m Sticking to the Union; Part II The Meanings of Music; Chapter 2 Aretha Franklin Sings to Charlie Manson; Chapter 3 Context; Chapter 4 The Audience and Reception; Chapter 5 The Meanings of Music; Part III The Functions of Musicking for Social Movements; Chapter 6 Serving the Committed; Chapter 7 Education; Chapter 8 Conversion and Recruitment; Chapter 9 Mobilization; Chapter 10 How Musicking Harms Movements; Chapter 11 What Makes a Difference?; Chapter 12 What Is to Be Sung (or Played)?;

Robert Rosenthal is Professor of Sociology at Wesleyan University. He has written widely on the use of music in social movements. Richard Flacks is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at University of California–Santa Barbara. He is the author of Making History: The American Left and the American Mind and Beyond the Barricades.