Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound by Gilbert, Jeremy

Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415170338)

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Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound by Gilbert, Jeremy

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

$46.95
Discographies: Dance, Music, Culture and the Politics of Sound by Gilbert, Jeremy

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

$46.95
Format: Paperback
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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 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.

Author: Jeremy Gilbert, Ewan Pearson
ISBN-10: 0415170338
ISBN-13: 9780415170338
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/29/1999
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2000
By Jeremy Gilbert
By Jeremy Gilbert
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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.

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