Dance music spaces : clubs, clubbers, and DJs navigating authenticity, branding, and commercialism /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 27 April, 2022 - 22:02

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Hidalgo, Danielle Antoinette,

Source:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, United States, p.xiii, 183 pages : (2022)

ISBN:

9781793607546

Call Number:

ML3918.U53

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst00821634, (OCoLC)fst01090391, (OCoLC)fst01743755, (OCoLC)fst01941368, aat, Aspect social., Authenticité (Philosophie), Authenticity (Philosophy), Branding (Marketing), branding., Commercialism., Dance music, Electronic dance music, fast, Rave (Subculture), Rave culture., Social aspects., Stratégie de marque.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction. "This Must Be the Place" : Making Sense of Dance Music Today -- Experiencing Bliss : Spaces of Respite, Release and Transcendence in Dance Music -- The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Gou : Different Kinds of DJs -- Contemporary Dance Music Spaces and Their Dance Floors : A Snapshot -- "We Still Believe. Do You?" : Navigating and Challenging the Business of Contemporary Dance Music -- Conclusion. Future Possibilities for Dance Music: "Never for Money, Always for Love" and Other Challenges."Using a concept she calls authenticity maneuvering to explain how clubs, clubbers, and DJs navigate authenticity, branding, and commercialism, Danielle Hidalgo argues that the strategic use of a rave ethos bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces while also making commercial practices less visible or problematic"--