Issues of identity have always been central to the American musical in all its guises. Who appears in musicals, who or what they are meant to represent, and how

Barbara Lebrun traces the evolution of 'protest' music in France since 1981, exploring the contradictions that emerge when artists who take their musical produc

Using a unique combination of cultural studies research, neo-pragmatist philosophy, and psychoanalytic theory, the author sheds light on the formation of a soci

Music is a tremendously powerful channel through which people develop their personal and social identities. Music is used to communicate emotions, thoughts, pol

The Oxford Handbook of The American Musical offers new and cutting-edge essays on the most important and compelling issues and topics in the growing, interdisci