Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
6-1996
Abstract
Popular music as a site of struggles over meaning is focused upon, where the social and political relations between different groups in Singapore society are mirrored. How ruling elites and everyday people make use of the same cultural form--popular music--for different purposes is examined.
Keywords
Popular music, culture, society, Singapore, national songs
Discipline
Asian Studies | Music | Sociology of Culture
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Journal of Popular Culture
Volume
30
Issue
1
First Page
215
Last Page
231
ISSN
0022-3840
Identifier
10.1111/j.0022-3840.1996.00215.x
Publisher
Wiley
Citation
Chye, Phua Siew, & Kong, Lily.(1996). Ideology, Social Commentary and Resistance in Popular Music: A Case Study of Singapore. Journal of Popular Culture, 30(1), 215-231.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1729
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-3840.1996.00215.x