The Special Liveliness of Hooks in Popular Music and Beyond

Steven G. Smith

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Palgrave Macmillan
30 March 2023

Easy listening, MOR music; Philosophy: aesthetics; Popular culture

This book illuminates the aesthetically underrated meaningfulness of particular elements in works of art and aesthetic experiences generally. Beginning from the idea of ""hooks"" in popular song, the book identifies experiences of special liveliness that are of enduring interest, supporting contemplation and probing discussion. When hooks are placed in the foreground of aesthetic experience, so is an enthusiastic “grabbing back” by the experiencer who forms a quasi-personal bond with the beloved singular moment and is probably inclined to share this still-evolving realization of value with others. This book presents numerous models of enthusiastic “grabbing back” that are art-critically motivated to explain how hooks achieve their effects and philosophically motivated to discover how hooks and hook appreciation contribute to a more ideally desirable life. Framing hook appreciation with a defensible general model of aesthetic experience, this book gives an unprecedented demonstration of the substantial aesthetic and philosophical interest of hook-centered inquiry.

By: Steven G. Smith
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2023 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9783031239755
ISBN 10: 303123975X
Pages: 189
Publication Date: 30 March 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction.- 2. Some Relevant Aesthetic Principles.- 3. Inauguration Hooks.- 4. Problem Hooks.- 5. Resolution Hooks.- 6. Termination Hooks.- 7. Interlude: Are There Bad Hooks?.- 8. The Problem of Love.- 9. The Problem of the People.- 10. Hooks in the Development of Aesthetic Interpretation.- 11. Epilogues.

Steven G. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College (USA). Smith has taught courses in aesthetics and film studies and developed the Millsaps Hooks Project with annual invitations to the college community. He is also a songwriter and performer in The Assemblers and the solo project Woodpecker Street.

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The Special Liveliness of Hooks in Popular Music and Beyond

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