Bøger i Music and Social Justice serien

Exposing the racial injustices of music theory

Documents and analyses the ways in which Hip-Hop music, artists, scholars, and activists have discussed, promoted, and supported social justice challenges worldwide. Drawing from diverse approaches and methods, contributors demonstrate that rap music can positively influence political behaviour and fight to change social injustices.

Public commemorations are an important part of how groups acknowledge and process injustices and tragic events. This book looks at the roles music can play in public commemorations of traumatic events that range from the Armenian genocide and World War I to the current civil wars in the Congo and the #sayhername protests.

Can you change the world through song? This appealing idea has long been the aim of singers who are part of the Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses. By taking a close look at these choruses and their mission, Heather MacLachlan unpacks the fascinating historical and cultural dynamics behind groups that seek to change society for the better.