Karaoke Idols
Popular Music and the Performance of Identity
Distributed for Intellect Ltd
With an Afterword by Philip Auslander
180 pages
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8 color plates
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7 x 9
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© 2015
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Table of Contents

Contents
Acknowledgements
Synopsis
About the Author
Overture
1. My Way
2. Turning Japanese
3. Boys Don't Cry
4. Paint It Black
5. Friends in Low Places
6. Sweet Caroline
Finale
Afterword: Karaoke as Performance Reactivation
Philip Auslander
Bibliography
Index
Synopsis
About the Author
Overture
1. My Way
2. Turning Japanese
3. Boys Don't Cry
4. Paint It Black
5. Friends in Low Places
6. Sweet Caroline
Finale
Afterword: Karaoke as Performance Reactivation
Philip Auslander
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Choice
“For the most part overlooked for its lack of authenticity, karaoke is rarely addressed in the scholarly literature. Brown focuses on the performance practice aspect of karaoke to show ‘how performance acts construct categories of human identity,’ as he writes in his ‘overture’ (introduction). Looking at karaoke’s history, he addresses karaoke and identity in numerous ways, including participants’ gender and race and their choice of songs. He also discusses his own transformation from participant who shied away from singing in front of an audience to one who accepts requests and performs often. . . . Brown’s volume is marked by clarity of research goals (and approach) and an engaging writing style. This book will be especially valuable to those who are new to performance studies ethnography. . . . Recommended.”
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