MUS111H1 Lecture Notes - Redneck Woman, Emmett Miller, Gretchen Wilson
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Redneck woman and the social poetics of country music. Song was #1 for 5 weeks in 2004 (also #21 on pop charts), part of platinum-selling album. Earned her a grammy award (best female country) First-call female to record demo s due to her excellent vocal skills. Critically examine taste and choice and reasons behind them. Take a step away in order to observe (doesn t matter what you think in this case) Taste in (choices of) music as marker of individualism and identity (we design ourselves around consumer choices, choice is central node of identity in liberal society) Country music s meaning is not fixed most people see it as having sprung up from the soil (boondocks) not the case: it s country music because those collectively listening to it make it country music. Music is given meaning in its consumption (i. e. the choices that people make)
