How Long to Read Making Meaning in Popular Song

How Long Does it Take to Read Making Meaning in Popular Song?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Making Meaning in Popular Song by Theodore Gracyk

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

For Theodore Gracyk meaning in popular music depends as much on the context of reception and performer's intentions as on established musical and semantic practices. Songs are structures that serve as the scaffolding for meaning production, influenced by the performance decisions of the performer and their intentions. Arguing against prevailing theories of meaning that ignore the power of the performance, Gracyk champions the contextual relevance of the performer as well as novel messaging through creative repurposing of recordings. Extending the philosophical insight that meaning is a function of use, Gracyk explains how both the performance persona and the personal life of a song's performer can contribute to (or undercut) ethical and political aspects of a performance or recording. Using Carly Simon's “You're So Vain”, Pink Floyd, the emergence of the musical genre of post-punk and the practice of “cover” versions, Gracyk explores the multiple, sometimes contradictory, notions of authenticity applied to popular music and the conditions for meaningful communication. He places popular music within larger cultural contexts and examines how assigning a performance or recording to one music genre rather than another has implications for what it communicates. Informed by a mix of philosophy of art and philosophy of language, Gracyk's entertaining study of popular music constructs a theoretical basis for a philosophy of meaning for songs.

How long is Making Meaning in Popular Song?

Making Meaning in Popular Song by Theodore Gracyk is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Making Meaning in Popular Song Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Making Meaning in Popular Song aloud.

What Reading Level is Making Meaning in Popular Song?

Making Meaning in Popular Song is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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