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Soul, Country, and the USA

Race and Identity in American Music Culture

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  • © 2015

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  1. Stephanie Shonekan
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: Outside Looking In

    • Stephanie Shonekan
    Pages 1-17

  3. Folk Roots to Pop Masses: An Entangled History

    • Stephanie Shonekan
    Pages 19-46

  4. Money and Media: Radio; Television; Film Representations

    • Stephanie Shonekan
    Pages 47-71

  5. Race and Identity: Homies and Hillbillies

    • Stephanie Shonekan
    Pages 73-93

  6. Gender and Relationships: Women and Femininity

    • Stephanie Shonekan
    Pages 95-119

  7. Semiotics and Songs: Visual and Oral Meanings

    • Stephanie Shonekan
    Pages 121-131

  8. Politics and Power: Left or Right

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    Pages 133-154

  9. Religion and Faith: Jesus Walks or Takes the Wheel

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    Pages 155-173

  10. Conclusion: The American Dream

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    Pages 175-181

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 183-200
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About this book

Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.'

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"Soul, Country, and the USA introduces a new framework for a comparative study of these distinct, yet related musical genres. Stephanie Shonekan, a Nigerian immigrant, interprets their meaning within the context of race and identity and through the lens of democracy as defined in the American Pledge of Allegiance. This study adds an African Diasporic dimension to the literature on soul and country music." - Portia K. Maultsby, co-editor of African American Music: An Introduction, 2nd ed.

About the author

Stephanie Shonekan is Asisstant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Black Studies at the University of Missouri, USA.

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