The Pop Documentary Since 1980
aesthetics, performance, creativity
$47.85
- Paperback
264 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2025
Summary
The Art of Pop: Unpacking Music Documentaries Since 1980
In The Pop Documentary Since 1980, Richard Wallace examines the representation of pop music, musicians, and music-making in documentary film and television. He draws together conceptual frameworks from within and outside of film and television studies - including performance studies, musicology, celebrity studies, and fan studies - to provide a critical interrogation of the central issues in this genr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781350214231 |
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| ISBN-10: | 135021423X |
| Author: | Richard Wallace |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 446g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
An engagingly written and balanced exploration of the contemporary music documentary. Wallace offers a fresh perspective to the genre, discussing a wide range of popular music artist documentaries, examining their aesthetics, how they shape ideas of artistry and the role of devoted fans. A thoughtful and compelling contribution to the growing work in this field. – Jamie Sexton * Associate Professor, Northumbria University, UK *
About The Author
Richard Wallace
Richard Wallace is Assistant Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. His research focuses on documentary, comedy and British film and television history. He is the author of Mockumentary Comedy: Performing Authenticity (2018).
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