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Who you think I am? : masks in pop music

Title
Who you think I am? : masks in pop music / Sebastian Berlich.
Author
Berlich, Sebastian
Publication
Berlin, Germany : Palgrave Macmillan, a part of Springer Nature, [2024]

Details

Description
x, 173 pages : color illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
"Pop stars are close to us. In their songs, their pictures, their stories on Instagram. What we are looking for is an authentic impression. Real feelings on real faces. But what happens when they cover their face with a mask? Permanently, as a second face. The phenomenon can be found in the mainstream as well as in the underground. The mask does not break with the ideal of authenticity. Rather, depending on how it is staged, it refers to the most diverse discourses, can appear cool or grotesque, become a logo or create anonymity. The essay uses mainly two examples (Sido, Slipknot) to show how the mask constructs the persona of pop stars - and thus reveals structures of pop music. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content." --
Subject
  • Sido (Musical group)
  • Slipknot (Musical group)
  • Popular music > History and criticism
  • Masks > In popular culture
  • Musique populaire > Histoire et critique
  • Masques > Dans la culture populaire
  • Popular music
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • Translated from the German.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes blibliographical references.
ISBN
  • 9783662672518
  • 3662672510
  • 9783662672525 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
9783662672518
OCLC
1381122479
Author
Berlich, Sebastian, author.
Title
Who you think I am? : masks in pop music / Sebastian Berlich.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes blibliographical references.
Other Form:
ebook version : 9783662672525
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