Austin, Michael L. - Audiovisual Alterity

Expands scholarship on music videos to include representation of many marginalized groups
• Showcases music videos from various marginalized communities in every chapter, focusing on the way people in those groups are representing themselves
• Offers new insights into a wide range of sources, including blogs and think pieces, written by members of the communities represented in these videos

This new book fully expands our understanding of how historically marginalized groups are represented in music videos. Author Michael Austin explores the ways in which Asian and Pacific Islanders, Indigenous communities, the LGBTQIA+ community, drag performers, religious minorities, and the incarcerated are represented. The book also covers several contemporary controversies involving music videos, especially cultural appropriation. Importantly, this book also explores the ways in which marginalized communities use music videos as a way to find their own voice and represent themselves.