Popular music plays a prominent role in the cultural transformations that are constantly reshaping our world. Music is at the center of contemporary debates about globalization, electronic commerce, space and locality, style and identity, subculture and community. offers book-length studies examining the impact of popular music on individuals, cultures and societies. The series addresses popular music as a form of communication and culture from an interdisciplinary perspective.

The Author: Janne Mäkelä is Research Fellow at the Department of Cultural History, University of Turku, Finland. He has published numerous articles on popular music and culture in professional journals.