Queer country [electronic resource] / Shana Goldin-Perschbacher.

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"Country music is often said to be "three chords and the truth." But the country music industry and related musical genres have not been particularly friendly to queer or trans musicians. Queer country musicians have developed a strategy of sincerity to engage critically with the postmodern deconstr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goldin-Perschbacher, Shana (Author)
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Series:Music in American life
Subjects:
Country music > History and criticism.
Gender identity in music.
Gay musicians.
Transgender musicians.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2022 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2022 (EBSCO)
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Queer Country and sincerity
  • Genre trouble
  • Rurality and Journey as queer and trans musical narratives
  • (Mis)representation, ownership, and appropriation
  • Masks, sincerity, and (re)claiming country music.