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Defiant Sounds
Heavy Metal Music in the Global South
Nelson Varas-Díaz (Anthology Editor) , Jeremy Wallach (Anthology Editor) , Esther Clinton (Anthology Editor) , Daniel Nevárez Araújo (Anthology Editor) , Augustinus Aryo Lukisworo (Contributor) , Edward Banchs (Contributor) , Manuela Belén Calvo (Contributor) , Sage Bond (Contributor) , Esther Clinton (Contributor) , Pasqualina Eckerström (Contributor) , Kobi Farhi (Contributor) , Kevin Fellezs (Contributor) , Manuel Gagneux (Contributor) , Susana González-Martínez (Contributor) , Didier Goossens (Contributor) , Amine Hamma (Contributor) , Susane Hécate (Contributor) , Adil Johan (Contributor) , Mark LeVine (Contributor) , Tshomarelo "Vulture" Mosaka (Contributor) , Daniel Nevárez Araújo (Contributor) , Oki Rahadianto Sutopo (Contributor) , Paula Rowe (Contributor) , Anthony J. Thibodeau (Contributor) , Brian Trott (Contributor) , Nelson Varas-Díaz (Contributor) , Jeremy Wallach (Contributor) , Azmyl Yusof (Contributor)
Defiant Sounds
Heavy Metal Music in the Global South
Nelson Varas-Díaz (Anthology Editor) , Jeremy Wallach (Anthology Editor) , Esther Clinton (Anthology Editor) , Daniel Nevárez Araújo (Anthology Editor) , Augustinus Aryo Lukisworo (Contributor) , Edward Banchs (Contributor) , Manuela Belén Calvo (Contributor) , Sage Bond (Contributor) , Esther Clinton (Contributor) , Pasqualina Eckerström (Contributor) , Kobi Farhi (Contributor) , Kevin Fellezs (Contributor) , Manuel Gagneux (Contributor) , Susana González-Martínez (Contributor) , Didier Goossens (Contributor) , Amine Hamma (Contributor) , Susane Hécate (Contributor) , Adil Johan (Contributor) , Mark LeVine (Contributor) , Tshomarelo "Vulture" Mosaka (Contributor) , Daniel Nevárez Araújo (Contributor) , Oki Rahadianto Sutopo (Contributor) , Paula Rowe (Contributor) , Anthony J. Thibodeau (Contributor) , Brian Trott (Contributor) , Nelson Varas-Díaz (Contributor) , Jeremy Wallach (Contributor) , Azmyl Yusof (Contributor)
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Description
Defiant Sounds: Heavy Metal Music in the Global South brings together authors working from and/or with the Global South to reflect on the roles of metal music throughout their respective regions. The essays position metal music at the epicenter of region-specific experiences of oppression marked by colonialism, ethnic extermination, political persecution, and war. More importantly, the authors stress how metal music is used throughout the Global South to face these oppressive experiences, foster hope, and promote an agenda that seeks to build a better world.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Of “Metal” and Metal: A Global South Approach to Metal Studies
Daniel Nevárez Araújo, Nelson Varas-Díaz, Jeremy Wallach, and Esther Clinton
Section 1: Conceptualizing the Distorted South
Chapter 1. Metal Music in the Distorted South: A Call for Defiance and Reflection
Nelson Varas-Díaz, Daniel Nevárez Araújo, Jeremy Wallach, and Esther Clinton
Section 2: Hope
Chapter 2. An Exegesis of Excess: Reverberations and Connotations of Feminisms Cartographed via Metal Music in the Global South
Susana González-Martínez
Chapter 3. Reclaiming Aotearoa: Stories of Experimentation, Education, and Reflection in Aotearoa Indigenous Metal Music
Didier Goossens
Chapter 4. “A Whole New Type of Isolation”: Resilience and Hope in the Navajo Nation Metal Scene during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020–2021
Anthony J. Thibodeau and Sage Bond
Section 3: Social Change
Chapter 5. “We Play Heavy Metal because Our Lives Are Heavy Metal”: A Generation of Metal in the Middle East and North Africa
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Product details
Published | Mar 20 2023 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 418 |
ISBN | 9781793651860 |
Imprint | Lexington Books |
Illustrations | 21 b/w photos; |
Series | Extreme Sounds Studies: Global Socio-Cultural Explorations |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Defiant Sounds: Heavy Metal Music in the Global South is an important book, both for metal scholarship (which is a large and expanding global community) and equally for understanding Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Oceania, and Indigenous Nations in the current world. Metal was ahead of the curve in grasping the political and cultural changes in the region. The editors are esteemed scholars of metal and globalization.
Deena Weinstein, DePaul University
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This is an important book. It is not just about metal music; it gives voice to those often ignored by a Western myopic parochialism. It opens a greater transformative perspective on cultures and politics receiving the attention that is much deserved from a rising Global South. Much praise is due to this collection of essays for continuing to expand decolonial dialogue in transdisciplinary research.
Niall W.R. Scott, Reader in Philosophy and Popular Culture, UCLan
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Defiant Sounds constitutes a paradigmatic shift in metal music studies and is a vital model for future studies of globalized cultures. It is a must-read for activists and students of heavy metal, and for researchers in popular culture studies, anthropology, sociology, and ethnomusicology.
Paul Greene, Pennsylvania State University

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