Special Liveliness of Hooks in Popular Music and Beyond

Steven G. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College (USA). Smith has taught courses in aesthetics and film studies and developed the Millsaps Hooks Project with annual invitations to the college community. He is also a songwriter and performer in The Assemblers and the solo project Woodpecker Street.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Some Relevant Aesthetic Principles.- 3. Inauguration Hooks.- 4. Problem Hooks.- 5. Resolution Hooks.- 6. Termination Hooks.- 7. Interlude: Are There Bad Hooks?.- 8. The Problem of Love.- 9. The Problem of the People.- 10. Hooks in the Development of Aesthetic Interpretation.- 11. Epilogues.