{"product_id":"9781442229761","title":"Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture","description":"Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. The term “geek rock” refers to forms of popular music that celebrate all things campy, kitschy, and quirky. In this collection of essays, contributors explore the evolution of this music genre, from writing songs about poodles, girls, monster movies, and outer space to just what it means to be “white and nerdy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditors Alex DiBlasi and Victoria Willis have gathered eleven essays from across the world, covering every facet of geek culture from its earliest influences, including\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrank Zappa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptain Beefheart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey Might Be Giants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeird Al Yankovic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresent-day advocates of “Nerdcore”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeek Rock offers a working history of this subgenre, which has finally begun to come under academic study. The essays take a variety of scholarly approaches, encompassing musicology, race, gender studies, sociology, and Lacanian psychoanalysis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeek Rock will be of interest to readers of all backgrounds: music scholars, college and university professors, sociologists, and die-hard fans.","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield Publishers, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155006865648,"sku":"9781442229761","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442229761_p0.jpg?v=1769904805","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442229761","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}