In recent years, work in ethnomusicology has moved decisively toward a fully
anthropological perspective. Rhetorically evolving from an anthropology of music (229) to a …

Processing of meaning is critical for language perception, and therefore the majority of
research on meaning processing has focused on the semantic, lexical, conceptual, and …

Music Education for Social Change: Constructing an Activist Music Education develops an
activist music education rooted in principles of social justice and anti-oppression. Based on …

This fourth edition of the bestselling textbook, now available in print, eBook, and audiobook,
has been fully updated, continuing to provide a concise introduction to the key concepts of …

Renowned literary scholar Linda Hutcheon explores the ubiquity of adaptations in all their
various media incarnations and challenges their constant critical denigration. Adaptation …

This book explores the meaning and value of music in children's lives, based upon their
expressed thoughts and actual musicking behaviors in school and at play. Blending …

In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the
standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief …

A Choice Outstanding Academic Book. A musicologist and cultural critic as well as a
professional musician, Robert Walser offers a comprehensive musical, social, and cultural …

This book would not have existed without the students who took my courses on music and
sound at Macquarie University and the London College of Printing. Some are mentioned by …

Music, Sound, and Space is the first collection to integrate research from musicology and
sound studies on music and sound as they mediate everyday life. Music and sound exert an …