David Bowie Critical Perspectives
Author: Eoin Devereux, Aileen Dillane & Martin Power Category: actor - playwright, Biography, Psycholigist Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Published: March 27, 2015 ISBN-13: 9780415745727 Pages: 324 Language: English Dimension: 22,9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm More DetailsCritical Perspectives examines in detail the many layers of one of the most intriguing and influential icons in popular culture. This interdisciplinary book brings together established and emerging scholars from a wide variety of backgrounds, including musicology, sociology, art history, literary theory, philosophy, politics, film studies and media studies.
Bowie’s complexity as a singer, songwriter, producer, performer, actor and artist demands that any critical engagement with his overall work must be interdisciplinary and wide-ranging in its scope.
The chapters are organised around the key themes of ‘textualities’, ‘psychologies’, ‘orientalisms’, ‘art and agency’ and ‘performing and influencing’ in Bowie’s work. This comprehensive book contributes a great deal to the study of popular music, performance, gender, religion, popular media and celebrity.