Social constructionism in music studies

Social constructionism (or sometimes 'constructivism') is a broad-based epistemological approach to understanding (largely) how talk and text work to construct our social lives. One of the key ways in which social constructionism can be brought more prominently into popular music studies i...

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Published in:Popular music 2016-10, Vol.35 (3), p.425-428
Main Author: Mckerrell, Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Middle Eight
Musicology
Popular music
Social construction
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Summary:Social constructionism (or sometimes 'constructivism') is a broad-based epistemological approach to understanding (largely) how talk and text work to construct our social lives. One of the key ways in which social constructionism can be brought more prominently into popular music studies is through more widespread use of its key methodologies.
ISSN:0261-1430
1474-0095
DOI:10.1017/S0261143016000581