Books in the Studies in Contemporary Music and Culture series

This book examines how female rock artists such as Tori Amos, Sara McLachlan, P.J. Harvey and k.d. lang explore themes of gender and sexuality in their musical and lyrical expression.

Apparitions takes a new look at the critical legacy of one of the 20th century''s most important and influential thinkers about music, Theodor W. Adorno. Bringing together an international group of scholars, the book offers new historical and critical insights into Adorno''s theories of music and how these theories, in turn, have affected the study of contemporary art music, popular music, and jazz.