Tainted Love by Alex Coles - ISBN: 9783956796586
Paperback
Explore dark romances: warped songs that twist love’s familiar tune.

Tainted Love

From Nina Simone to Kendrick Lamar

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  • Paperback

    96 pages

  • Release Date

    5 September 2023

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Summary

The first book-length inquiry into the twisted romantic ballad, giving a sense of both its history and contemporary currency.

Titled after Soft Cell’s version of the original 1965 Gloria Jones track, Tainted Love is the first book-length inquiry into the subject of the twisted romantic ballad, giving a sense of both its history and contemporary currency. Sometimes extreme, this twist to the conventional romantic ballad spans across gender and generational boundaries to subver…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9783956796586
ISBN-10:3956796586
Author:Alex Coles
Publisher:Sternberg Press
Imprint:Sternberg Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:96
Release Date:5 September 2023
Weight:125g
Dimensions:183mm x 121mm x 8mm
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About The Author

Alex Coles

Alex Coles is a critic, editor, and Professor of Transdisciplinary Studies at the School of Art, Design, and Architecture at the University of Huddersfield, UK. He is author of DesignArt and Crooner, and the editor of Design & Art and EP.

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