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Thomas Swiss has had essays published in Popular Music, Postmodern Culture, New England Review, and The New York Times Book Review. His most recent books are Rough Cut, a collection of poems (1997), and the co-edited Mapping the Beat: Popular Music and Contemporary Theory (Blackwell, 1997). He teaches courses on music and contemporary culture at Drake University, where he is Center for the Humanities Professor.

Notes on contributors.

Introduction: Putting It Into Words: Key Terms for Studying Popular Music; Bruce Horner (Drake University) and Thomas Swiss (Drake University).

Part I: Locating Popular Music in Culture:.

1. Ideology: Lucy Green (University of London).

2. Discourse: Bruce Horner (Drake University).

3. Histories: Gilbert Rodman (University of South Florida).

4. Institutions: David Sanjek (BMI Archives).

5. Politics: Robin Balliger (Stanford University).

6. Race: Russell Potter (Rhode Island College).

7. Gender: Holly Kruse (La Salle University).

8. Youth: Deena Weinstein (DePaul University).

Part II: Locating Culture in Popular Music.

9. Popular: Anahid Kassabian (Fordham University).

10. Music: David Brackett (SUNY Binghamton).

11. Form: Richard Middleton (University of Newcastle upon Tyne).

12. Text: John Shepherd (Carleton University).

13. Images: Cynthia Fuchs (George Mason University).

14. Performance: David Shumway (Carnegie Mellon University).

15. Authorship: Will Straw (McGill University).

16. Technology: Paul Theberge (Concordia University).

17. Business: Mark Fenster (Yale Law School) and Thomas Swiss (Drake University).

18. Scenes: Sara Cohen (University of Liverpool).

Index.