{"product_id":"aesthetics-of-pop-music-by-diedrich-diederichsen-9781509552030","title":"Aesthetics of Pop Music","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this short book, the leading German cultural critic Diedrich Diederichsen puts forward a fresh and original account of \u003cem\u003epop music\u003c\/em\u003e. He argues that pop music is not so much a form of music as a constellation of different media channels, social spaces, and behavioural systems, of which music is only a part. Its own logic of attraction is based less on compositions and the expression of subjectivity and more on indexicality, real or pseudo-involuntary effects as recorded by sound technologies, and on studio discipline and staging, and hence on performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy elaborating his innovative account of \u003cem\u003epop music\u003c\/em\u003e as a constellation, Diederichsen develops a theory that distinguishes itself from sociology, cultural studies, media studies, and ethnography, while at the same time drawing on and encompassing them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470029897964,"sku":"9781509552030","price":23.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781509552030-aesthetics-of-pop-music.jpg?v=1775207577","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/aesthetics-of-pop-music-by-diedrich-diederichsen-9781509552030","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}