TY - JOUR
T1 - The sound of geopolitics: Popular music and political rights
AU - Street, John
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - In respect of its subject matter, much popular music tends to be introspective and parochial. Its focus rarely falls upon international affairs and global politics. However, there are instances when popular music does engage with wider, political issues and even affects the relations between states. This article draws attention to some of these instances, from the recent imprisonment of Pussy Riot in Russia to Live 8 in 2005. It asks how and when music comes to engage with the geopolitics of human rights and what impact it might have.
AB - In respect of its subject matter, much popular music tends to be introspective and parochial. Its focus rarely falls upon international affairs and global politics. However, there are instances when popular music does engage with wider, political issues and even affects the relations between states. This article draws attention to some of these instances, from the recent imprisonment of Pussy Riot in Russia to Live 8 in 2005. It asks how and when music comes to engage with the geopolitics of human rights and what impact it might have.
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U2 - 10.1080/15405702.2013.748316
DO - 10.1080/15405702.2013.748316
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874119333
VL - 11
SP - 47
EP - 57
JO - Popular Communication
JF - Popular Communication
SN - 1540-5702
IS - 1
ER -