Open AccessIslands and Islandness in Rock Music Lyrics
Author(s) -
Daniele Mezzana,
Aaron R. S. Lorenz,
Ilan Kelman
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
island studies journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.2
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1715-2593
DOI - 10.24043/isj.263
Subject(s) - lyrics , politics , character (mathematics) , period (music) , aesthetics , sociology , visual arts , literature , art , political science , law , geometry , mathematics
This paper presents a first exploration, qualitative in character, based on a review of 412 songs produced in the period 1960-2009, about islands in rock music as both social products and social tools potentially contributing to shaping ideas, emotions, will, and desires. An initial taxonomy of 24 themes clustered under five meta-themes of space, lifestyle, emotions, symbolism, and social-political relations is provided, together with some proposals for further research.