he study of music in its social context has expanded rapidly over the last fifteen years, yet little of this work discusses the music itself: the processes, tex

In 'Music as Social Life', Thomas Turino explores why it is that music and dance are so often at the centre of our most profound personal and social experiences

Music is powerful and transformational, but can it spur actual social change? A strong collection of essays, At the Crossroads of Music and Social Justice studi

Since the beginning of human civilization, music has been used as a device to control social behavior, where it has operated as much to promote solidarity withi