Masks in Pop Music Berlich, Sebastian. creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut SpringerLink (Online service) text gw 2024 1st ed. 2024. monographic eng

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access X, 173 p. 9 illus. in color. online resource. Pop stars are close to us. In their songs, their pictures, their stories on Instagram. What we are looking for is an authentic impression. Real feelings on real faces. But what happens when they cover their face with a mask? Permanently, as a second face. The phenomenon can be found in the mainstream as well as in the underground. The mask does not break with the ideal of authenticity. Rather, depending on how it is staged, it refers to the most diverse discourses, can appear cool or grotesque, become a logo or create anonymity. The essay uses mainly two examples (Sido, Slipknot) to show how the mask constructs the persona of pop stars - and thus reveals structures of pop music. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content. From Face to Mask: Introduction -- The Double Persona: Pop Subject and Mask -- The Immobile Face: Coolness -- The Backside of the Mask: Anonymity -- The Mask as Logo: Style Community and Series -- Me and No Mask: Unmaskings -- The Immobile Face II: Mask and Death -- Femininity Instead of Masquerade: Countergendered Masks -- Conclusion: From Face to Mask to Avatar? by Sebastian Berlich. Communication Culture Study and teaching Popular Culture Clothing and dress Social aspects Human body in popular culture Popular music Media and Communication Cultural Studies Popular Culture Fashion and the Body Pop and Rock P87-96 9783662672525 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-67252-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-67252-5 231027 20251030110826.0 978-3-662-67252-5