Summarize one of Hesmondhalgh’s examples (a particular artist, song, or genre) of “the ordinary pleasures of music” in the realm of sex and/or love (which could include sexual identity, gender identity, and so forth).
Chapter 3 gives a whirlwind tour of more than 70 years of popular music genres, interpreted from the point of view of issues relating to sex and love. It is a wide-ranging and dense chapter, and perhaps none of us will find ourselves in a position to keep up with it consistently from start to … Read more