After Adorno: Rethinking Music Sociology

@inproceedings{DeNora2003AfterAR,
  title={After Adorno: Rethinking Music Sociology},
  author={Tia DeNora},
  year={2003}
}
Preface Acknowledgements A note on background reading 1. Adorno, 'Defended against his devotees'? 2. New methods and classic concerns 3. Music as cognition 4. How does music channel emotion? 5. Music and 'control' 6. After Adorno: Rethinking music sociology. 
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