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Aretha Franklin: Context, Intersectionality, and the Rock Canon
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Aretha Franklin: Context, Intersectionality, and the Rock Canon

By
 / 11 December 2018

Viewing Aretha Franklin's work through a focus on race, gender, and other categories of analysis can challenge us to do the same with all music, acknowledging how multiple points of oppression and privilege impact the production, consumption, and reception of a wide range of music.

Reactionary Rockism: The Dangerous Obsession with “Authenticity” in Indie Rock
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Reactionary Rockism: The Dangerous Obsession with “Authenticity” in Indie Rock

By
 / 13 August 2018

We should take seriously indie rock trends driven by nostalgia— the revival of white rock forms, the whitewashing of disco and yacht rock, and the rise of normcore—as what they are: conservative gestures flying under the radar in a climate of poptimist reappraisal.

No Apologies: A Critique of the Rockist v. Poptimist Paradigm
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No Apologies: A Critique of the Rockist v. Poptimist Paradigm

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 / 10 August 2015
Both rockists and poptimists treat music as not much more than a social commodity, a consumerized product within the spectacle of American capitalism.
Pronounced Dead: The Art of Cultural Assassination
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Pronounced Dead: The Art of Cultural Assassination

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 / 10 June 2014
Two critical catfights are claiming to have buried art-forms which have shaped our civilisation for decades and centuries apiece. Are they entitled to do that?