Over the last 40 years, while the musical film has faded from its historical high-point to a more isolated and quirky phenomenon, the dance film has displayed refulgent growth and surprising resilience. It has spawned profitable global enterprises (Billy Elliot), has fashioned youthful angst as sociological voice (Saturday Night Fever, Footloose, and Dirty Dancing) and acted as a marker of post-modern ironic camp (Strictly Ballroom). This modern genre has influenced cinema as a whole in the ways bodies are made dimensional, in the way rhythm and energy are communicated, and in the filmic...

This valuable book offers a distinct and critical showcase of emerging forms of discovery for policy-making drawing on the insights of some of the world's leading authorities in public policy analysis.

"American Scream" is a brief look at life in the shadow of the American dream. The poems move from the innocence of the bicycles and first cars of youth, to the disillusionment of "Break Room" and "Masters of Fate," to the cynicism of "ocracies and isms," and the satire of "Wall Street Blues." The poetry is vivid and brief with a tapestry of rhythms, a sprinkling of rhyme, and surprising imagery. American Scream is a thin book of short poems which unfolds into something much larger. These poems are not flower blossoms, but razor blades.

This research-based book outlines career models for artists, methods of creative engagement, artistic options including individuality and branding, production practices, the realities of being a musician in the new industries, and implications for popular music education. Due to the profound effects of the digitisation of music, the music industries have undergone rapid transformation. The former record label dominated industry has been supplanted by new industries, including digital aggregators, strategists and online platforms. These new music industries now facilitate direct access to both...