Music plays an important role in all our lives, and is a channel through which we can express emotions, thoughts, political statements, and social relationships

Relating to both the practice of teaching media studies and also to theoretical questions within media and cultural studies, this study examines pop music, medi

Many can attest to the importance of the self-growth that occurs for young people through the arts and their accompanying communities of support, understanding,

In this lively examination of youth and their relationship to music, first published in 1994, contributors cover issues ranging from the place of music in urban