American Melodies: Popular Music, Ecology, and the Quest for Community

Author:   Robert McParland (Felician University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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9781666973792


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Format:   Hardback
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American Melodies: Popular Music, Ecology, and the Quest for Community


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Author:   Robert McParland (Felician University, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9781666973792


ISBN 10:   1666973793
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 February 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Music Community and the Ecological Turn 2. Popular Music and Gaia: Restoring the Earth 3. Rock Music: Environmental Concerns and Community 4. Folk Music Community 5. Jazz Community, Blues Scenes, and Gospel Music 6. Reinhabiting the City: Music and Social Action 7. Online Community in the Digital Information Age 8. Community Music Notes Bibliography

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Based upon Robert McParland’s evident familiarity with a wide variety of musicians and music scenes (rock, metal, jazz, folk, blues, R&B, hip hop, ska, and Christian), he makes the argument for strong connections between music, community, and ecology. His reasoning is buttressed by the use of literary and other non-musical sources, making for a truly transdisciplinary text. McParland’s considerable attention to the folk music community is especially welcome, since rock and pop music tends to be written about more frequently. Overall, this book will appeal to those interested in musical communities and environmentally-focused music and musicians. * David C. Wright Jr., Professor Emeritus of History, Misericordia University, USA *


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Robert McParland is Professor of English and the Humanities at Felician University, USA. He is a singer-songwriter who holds degrees in arts administration, literary studies, and cultural history. His books include Beyond Gatsby: How Fitzgerald, Hemingway and Other Writers of the 1920s Shaped American Literature (2015), Citizen Steinbeck (2016), and Rock Music Imagination (2019), all published by Bloomsbury.

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