Musician in the Museum: Display and Power in Neoliberal Popular Culture

by Charles Fairchild

Book Overview

In recent years, popular music museums have been established in high profile locations in many of the presumed "musical capitals" of the world, such as Los Angeles, Liverpool, Seattle, Memphis, and Nashville. Most of these are defined by expansive experiential infrastructures centered around spectacular, high-tech displays of varying sizes and types. Through over-the-top acts of display, these museums influence and reflect the values and priorities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501368893
• ISBN13: 9781501368899
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"