Situated at the intersection between musicology and American Studies, the essays focus on the categories of aesthetics, authenticity, and performance in order to show how popular music is made American—from Alaskan hip hop to German Schlager, from Creedence Clearwater Revival to film scores, from popular opera to U2, from the Rolling Stones to country rap, and from Steve Earle to the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles.
With contributions from
Nassim Winnie Balestrini, Martin Butler, Frédéric Döhl, Mario Dunkel, Dietmar Elflein, Julius Greve, Knut Holtsträter, Saskia Jaszoltowski, Christofer Jost, Frank Mehring, Holly Patch, Sascha Pöhlmann, Daniel Stein
Knut Holsträter, Sascha Pöhlmann (eds.)
Americana. Aesthetics, Authenticity, and Performance in US Popular Music
Waxmann, Münster 2023
ISBN 978-3-8309-4756-1