Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound - Hardcover

Gilbert, Jeremy; Pearson, Ewan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 041517032X ISBN 13: 9780415170321

Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

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 origins in the history of opposition to music as a source of sensory pleasure.
Discussing such issues as technology, club space. drugs, the musical body, gender, sexuality and pleasure, Discographies explores the ecstatic experiences at the heart of contemporary dance culture. It suggests why politicians and agencies as diverse as the independent music press and public broadcasting should be so hostile to this cultural phenomenon.

About this title

About the Author

Jeremy Gilbert is currently teaching in the Media and Cultural Studies at the University of East London. He is contributor to Living Through Pop and The Moderniser's Dilemma. Ewan Pearson has been a visiting lecturer in Cultural Studies at the University of East London. He is now a full-time musician and has recorded for several Uk dance labels including Glasgow's Soma recordings.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041517032X
• ISBN 13: 9780415170321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208