Full Description
Dance Music Spaces: Clubs, Clubbers, and DJs Navigating Authenticity, Branding, and Commercialism is about the production of social, cultural, physical, and digital spaces in dance music, spaces that share features of both rave authenticity and the commercialism of club culture. 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. She shows how the presence of both authenticity and commercialism enables and constrains three highly successful women DJs and their colleagues, requiring the ongoing performance of authenticity via branding. This book presents a compelling analysis of the complicated interplay between dancing bodies, digital practices, and spatial offerings in contemporary dance music.
Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction "This Must Be the Place": Making Sense of Dance Music Today
Chapter 1: Experiencing Bliss: Spaces of Respite, Release and Transcendence in Dance Music
Chapter 2: The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Gou: Different Kinds of DJs
Chapter 3: Contemporary Dance Music Spaces and Their Dance Floors: A Snapshot
Chapter 4: "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
Bibliography
About the Author
