{"product_id":"a-boy-named-sue-gender-and-country-music-paperback","title":"A Boy Named Sue: Gender and Country Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiane Pecknold\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKristine M. McCusker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the smiling, sentimental mothers portrayed in 1930s radio barn dance posters, to the sexual shockwaves generated by Elvis Presley, to the female superstars redefining contemporary country music, gender roles and imagery have profoundly influenced the ways country music is made and enjoyed. Proper male and female roles have influenced the kinds of sounds and images that could be included in country music; preconceptions of gender have helped to determine the songs and artists audiences would buy or reject; and gender has shaped the identities listeners made for themselves in relation to the music they revered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This interdisciplinary collection of essays is the first book-length effort to examine how gender conventions, both masculine and feminine, have structured the creation and marketing of country music. The essays explore the uses of gender in creating the personas of stars as diverse as Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, and Shania Twain. The authors also examine how deeply conventions have influenced the institutions and everyday experiences that give country music its image: the popular and fan press, the country music industry in Nashville, and the line dance crazes that created the dance hall boom of the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Hank Thompson's \"The Wild Side of Life\" to Johnny Cash's \"A Boy Named Sue,\" from Tammy Wynette's \"Stand by Your Man\" to Loretta Lynn's ode to birth control, \"The Pill,\" \u003ci\u003eA Boy Named Sue\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the role gender played in the development of country music and its current prominence.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Pecknold \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of women's and gender studies at the University of Louisville. \u003cb\u003eKristine M. McCusker \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University. Together they edited \u003ci\u003eCountry Boys and Redneck Women: New Essays in Gender and Country Music\u003c\/i\u003e, published by University Press of Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9.02 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45893079761093,"sku":"9781578066780","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Tm-vAhyG0q9781578066780.webp?v=1771919318","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/a-boy-named-sue-gender-and-country-music-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}