Books by Shara Rambarran
The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education
Popular music is a growing presence in education, formal and otherwise, from primary school to po... more Popular music is a growing presence in education, formal and otherwise, from primary school to postgraduate study. Programmes, courses and modules in popular music studies, popular music performance, songwriting and areas of music technology are becoming commonplace across higher education. Additionally, specialist pop/rock/jazz graded exam syllabi, such as RockSchool and Trinity Rock and Pop, have emerged in recent years, meaning that it is now possible for school leavers in some countries to meet university entry requirements having studied only popular music. In the context of teacher education, classroom teachers and music-specialists alike are becoming increasingly empowered to introduce popular music into their classrooms. At present, research in Popular Music Education lies at the fringes of the fields of music education, ethnomusicology, community music, cultural studies and popular music studies. The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Music Education is the first book-length publication that brings together a diverse range of scholarship in this emerging field. Perspectives include the historical, sociological, pedagogical, musicological, axiological, reflexive, critical, philosophical and ideological.
The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Music Education (forthcoming)
Edited by Gareth Dylan Smith, Matt Brennan, Phil Kirkman, Zack Moir & Shara Rambarran
Edited by Sheila Whiteley and Shara Rambarran
Book Chapter in ‘Reggae from Yaad: Traditional and emerging themes in Jamaican popular music’. Ed... more Book Chapter in ‘Reggae from Yaad: Traditional and emerging themes in Jamaican popular music’. Editor: Donna P. Hope. Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston, Jamaica.
Book Reviews by Shara Rambarran
Book Review for Popular Music (Cambridge University Press)
Popular Music, Jan 1, 2012
of religion and popular culture, metal music and culture, and the fragmentations, diversification... more of religion and popular culture, metal music and culture, and the fragmentations, diversifications, controversies and forms of resistance within metal. Despite getting to the actual thesis topic as late as page 125, by then Moberg has offered the reader a wide range of research literature which is introduced in quite a critical manner. He also offers many useful conceptual definitions. Because of this the book can be recommended to many more people beyond those who simply want to know more about the Christian metal scene in Finland.
Britpop and the English Music Tradition
Popular Music and Society, 2013
Papers by Shara Rambarran
Journal Articles/Book Chapters/Reports by Shara Rambarran
The Oxford Handbook of Music and Virtuality, edited by Shara Rambarran and Sheila Whiteley, Jan 1, 2016
Notions of illusion are an inherent part of the traditional theatrical practice and experience of... more Notions of illusion are an inherent part of the traditional theatrical practice and experience of Japan, and it is contended here that these notions of illusion normalize the creation of synthetic, virtual performance avatars that front the sampled vocaloid software. In contrast to the rather Western fixation on the authenticity of the human voice (whoever is seen and heard to be singing should be the actual owner of the voice and physically connected to it in some realm of reality) this chapter holds the idea to account by exploring the world of the Japanese vocaloids in the context of Asian theatrical practices: specifically examining the use and conceptualization of puppet theatre (Bunraku) to raise questions over the cultural location of vocaloid software and the emergence of the “virtual” voice/artist.
Book Chapters by Shara Rambarran
Popular Music Education (R)evolution
Conference Presentations by Shara Rambarran
This is the Keynote given on Monday 12th March at the recent Punk Pedagogies in Practice symposiu... more This is the Keynote given on Monday 12th March at the recent Punk Pedagogies in Practice symposium at London College of Communication. The event explored the relationship between punk scholarship and a range of pedagogic practices, from graphic design to visual communication, music, politics and cultural theory.
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Books by Shara Rambarran
Book Reviews by Shara Rambarran
Papers by Shara Rambarran
Journal Articles/Book Chapters/Reports by Shara Rambarran
Book Chapters by Shara Rambarran
Conference Presentations by Shara Rambarran