Centered on the musical experiences of homosexual men in St. Petersburg and Moscow; this ground-breaking study examines how post-Soviet popular music both informs and plays off of a corporeal understanding of Russian male homosexuality. Drawing upon ethnography; musical analysis; and phenomenological theory; Stephen Amico offers an expert technical analysis of Russian rock; pop; and estrada music; dovetailing into an illuminating discussion of homosexual mens physical and bodily perceptions of music. He also outlines how popular music performers use song lyrics; drag; physical movements; images of women; sexualized male bodies; and other tools and tropes to implicitly or explicitly express sexual orientation through performance. Finally; Amico uncovers how such performances help homosexual Russian men to create their own social spaces and selves; in meaningful relation to others with whom they share a "nontraditional orientation."
2014-05-14 2014-05-14File Name: B00KCG39IM
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