Discographies : dance music, culture and the politics of sound /

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Experiencing disco, hip hop, house, techno, drum 'n' bass and garage, Discographies plots a course through the transatlantic dance scene of the last last twenty-five years. It discusses the problems posed by contemporary dance culture of both academic and cultural study and finds these ori...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gilbert, Jeremy, 1971-
Other Authors: Pearson, Ewan, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Dance music > 20th century > History and criticism.
Dance music > Social aspects.
Danse, Musique de > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Danse, Musique de > Aspect social.
MUSIC > Musical Instruments > General.
Dance music.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The tribal rites of Saturday night : discos and intellectuals
  • Music, meaning and pleasure : from Plato to disco
  • The metaphysics of music
  • Take your partner by the hand : dance music, gender and sexuality
  • Metal machines : technology, subjectivity and reception
  • No music, no dancing : capitalist modernity and the legacy of Puritanism
  • The politics of popular culture.

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