Andy Bennett
Griffith University, School of Humanities, Faculty Member
'Redefining Mainstream Popular Music' is a collection of seventeen essays that critically examines the idea of the "mainstream" in and across a variety of popular music styles and contexts. Notions of what is popular vary across... more
'Redefining Mainstream Popular Music' is a collection of seventeen essays that critically examines the idea of the "mainstream" in and across a variety of popular music styles and contexts. Notions of what is popular vary across generations and cultures – what may have been considered alternative to one group may be perceived as mainstream to another. Incorporating a wide range of popular music texts, genres, scenes, practices and technologies from the United Kingdom, North America, Australia and New Zealand, the authors theoretically challenge and augment our understanding of how the mainstream is understood and functions in the overlapping worlds of popular music production, consumption and scholarship. Spanning the local and the global, the historic and contemporary, the iconic and the everyday, the book covers a broad range of genres, from punk to grunge to hip-hop, while also considering popular music through other mediums, including mash-ups and the music of everyday work life. Redefining Mainstream Popular Music provides readers with an innovative and nuanced perspective of what it means to be mainstream.
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This book brings together thirteen timely essays from across the globe that consider a range of ‘mediated youth cultures’, covering topics such as how stories about growing up are mediated on Facebook, the phenomenon of dance imitations... more
This book brings together thirteen timely essays from across the globe that consider a range of ‘mediated youth cultures’, covering topics such as how stories about growing up are mediated on Facebook, the phenomenon of dance imitations on YouTube, the circulation of zines online, the resurgence of roller derby on the social web, drinking cultures, Israeli blogs, Korean pop music, and more. The collection, drawing on research conducted with young people into their social and cultural lives, provides readers with a deep, fine-grained understanding of how youth culture circulates online. It is clear that although the internet affords young people with new opportunities and risks, many of the youth cultures covered in this collection are not ‘new’ in themselves, but are instead mediated – played out – in new, and imaginative forms.
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"The Festivalisation of Culture explores the links between various local and global cultures, communities, identities and lifestyle narratives as they are both constructed and experienced in the festival context. Drawing on a wide range... more
"The Festivalisation of Culture explores the links between various local and global cultures, communities, identities and lifestyle narratives as they are both constructed and experienced in the festival context. Drawing on a wide range of case studies from Australia and Europe, festivals are examined as sites for the performance and critique of lifestyle, identity & cultural politics; as vehicles for the mobilization and cementation of local and global communities; and as spatio-temporal events that inspire and determine meaning in peoples' lives.
Investigating the manner in which festivals are no longer merely periodic, cultural, religious or historical events within communities, but rather a popular means through which citizens consume and experience culture, this book also sheds light on the increasing diversity of contemporary societies and the role played by festivals as sites of cohesion, cultural critique and social mobility. As such, this book will be of interest to those working in areas such as the sociology, consumption and commodification of culture, social and cultural geography, anthropology, cultural studies and popular music studies.
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Investigating the manner in which festivals are no longer merely periodic, cultural, religious or historical events within communities, but rather a popular means through which citizens consume and experience culture, this book also sheds light on the increasing diversity of contemporary societies and the role played by festivals as sites of cohesion, cultural critique and social mobility. As such, this book will be of interest to those working in areas such as the sociology, consumption and commodification of culture, social and cultural geography, anthropology, cultural studies and popular music studies.
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Research Interests: Sociology, Media and Cultural Studies, Cultural Sociology, Festivals and music, Globalization, and 11 moreEthnography, Space and Place, Cosmopolitanism, Festival Tourism, Social Inclusion, Community Events and Festivals, Festivals, Carnival, Music festivals, Cultural consumption, and Festivals and Recreation Studies
Neo-tribes are ephemeral, fluid and temporally situated groupings of people that are bound by a shared sense of sentiment, belonging, customs, rituals and even language. Maffesoli’s (1996) conceptualisation of the term explores the bonds... more
Neo-tribes are ephemeral, fluid and temporally situated groupings of people that are bound by a shared sense of sentiment, belonging, customs, rituals and even language. Maffesoli’s (1996) conceptualisation of the term explores the bonds and groupings that occur despite our increasingly individualistic society, as a result of specific events, projects, political agendas or activities. Developed within the discipline of sociology, the concept has recently been applied to other contemporary contexts such as tourism, recreation, leisure and consumer culture. We are interested in consolidating existing uses of the concept, and considering ways in which the concept can be applied more broadly.
The proposed book will bring together perspectives drawn from scholars from a range of disciplines who are conducting research into the applications of neo-tribal theory. Our aim is to critically explore the concepts that underpin neo-tribal theory, using an interdisciplinary lens, through a series of theoretically informed and empirically rich chapters. The collection will be of global appeal and will be uniquely cross-disciplinary in nature.
The proposed book will bring together perspectives drawn from scholars from a range of disciplines who are conducting research into the applications of neo-tribal theory. Our aim is to critically explore the concepts that underpin neo-tribal theory, using an interdisciplinary lens, through a series of theoretically informed and empirically rich chapters. The collection will be of global appeal and will be uniquely cross-disciplinary in nature.
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Waterfowl can exploit distant ephemeral wetlands in arid environments and provide valuable insights into the response of birds to rapid environmental change, and behavioural flexibility of avian movements. Currently much of our... more
Waterfowl can exploit distant ephemeral wetlands in arid environments and provide valuable insights into the response of birds to rapid environmental change, and behavioural flexibility of avian movements. Currently much of our understanding of behavioural flexibility of avian movement comes from studies of migration in seasonally predictable biomes in the northern hemisphere. We used GPS transmitters to track 20 Pacific black duck (Anas superciliosa) in arid central Australia. We exploited La Niña conditions that brought extensive flooding, so allowing a rare opportunity to investigate how weather and other environmental factors predict initiation of long distance movement toward freshly flooded habitats. We employed behavioural change point analysis to identify three phases of movement: sedentary, exploratory and long distance oriented movement. We then used random forest models to determine the ability of meteorological and remote sensed landscape variables to predict initiation of these phases. We found that initiation of exploratory movement phases is influenced by fluctuations in local weather conditions and accumulated rainfall in the landscape. Initiation of long distance movement phases was found to be highly individualistic with minor influence from local weather conditions. Our study reveals how individuals utilise local conditions to respond to changes in resource distribution at broad scales. Our findings suggest that individual movement decisions of dispersive birds are informed by the integration of multiple weather cues operating at different temporal and spatial scales.
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Among contemporary forms of leisure, popular music plays a significant role. Its functions in everyday life are manifold, spanning sport, media, art, politics, lifestyle and identity. Such is the embeddedness of popular music in everyday... more
Among contemporary forms of leisure, popular music plays a significant role. Its functions in everyday life are manifold, spanning sport, media, art, politics, lifestyle and identity. Such is the embeddedness of popular music in everyday life that it is difficult to think of social ...
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Abstract A collection of classic and contemporary essays organised by the themes of sound and text, music making, subcultures and scenes, popular music and everyday life, musical diasporas, music industry, technology, music media, gender... more
Abstract A collection of classic and contemporary essays organised by the themes of sound and text, music making, subcultures and scenes, popular music and everyday life, musical diasporas, music industry, technology, music media, gender and sexuality.
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This article is reproduced from the previous edition, volume 3, pp. 1513–1519, © 2001, Elsevier Ltd., with revisions made by the Editor.The article reviews case study methods from a historical perspective, starting with the initiative to... more
This article is reproduced from the previous edition, volume 3, pp. 1513–1519, © 2001, Elsevier Ltd., with revisions made by the Editor.The article reviews case study methods from a historical perspective, starting with the initiative to formalize these methods in the 1970s and examining the distinct contributions to different types of case studies, such as atheoretical or configurative-ideographic cases, heuristic cases, or within-case analysis, among others. It also covers the new developments in case study methods built on the first attempts, particularly its relation to the Philosophy of Science, the elaboration of the concept of typological theory, and the emerging consensus on their comparative advantages and limitations. It concludes by encouraging research collaboration between scholars using diverse methodological approaches.
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... Understanding the tribute band phenomenon Andy Bennett One of the defining characteristics of popular music performance since the rock 'n'roll ... For example, the Montreal-based Genesis tribute band... more
... Understanding the tribute band phenomenon Andy Bennett One of the defining characteristics of popular music performance since the rock 'n'roll ... For example, the Montreal-based Genesis tribute band Musical Box, whose stage show comprises purely Peter Gabriel era material ...
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During the late 1980s, a form of dance music known as" house" was introduced onto the British club scene. Originally created by DJs in Chicago's gay clubs during the late... more
During the late 1980s, a form of dance music known as" house" was introduced onto the British club scene. Originally created by DJs in Chicago's gay clubs during the late 1970s (Rietveld 1997), house became a central element in the" Balearic Beat"(a style that ...
""What happens to punks, clubbers, goths, riot grrls, soulies, break-dancers and queer scene participants as they become older? For decades, research on spectacular 'youth cultures' has understood such groups as... more
""What happens to punks, clubbers, goths, riot grrls, soulies, break-dancers and queer scene participants as they become older? For decades, research on spectacular 'youth cultures' has understood such groups as adolescent phenomena and assumed that involvement ceases with the onset of adulthood. In an age of increasingly complex life trajectories, Ageing and Youth Cultures is the first anthology to challenge such thinking by examining the lives of those who continue to participate into adulthood and middle-age. Showcasing a range of original research case studies from across the globe, the chapters explore how participants reconcile their continuing involvement with ageing bodies, older identities and adult responsibilities. Breaking new ground and establishing a new field of study, the book will be essential reading for students and scholars researching or studying questions of youth, fashion, popular music and identity across a wide range of disciplines.""
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Copyright in individual works within the repository belongs to their authors or publishers. You may make a print or digital copy of a work for your personal non-commercial use. All other rights are reserved, except for fair dealings or... more
Copyright in individual works within the repository belongs to their authors or publishers. You may make a print or digital copy of a work for your personal non-commercial use. All other rights are reserved, except for fair dealings or other user rights granted by the ...
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Since the emergence of rock as a distinctive musical category during the 1960s, audience participation has been a central aspect of its live performance aesthetic. A variety of rock vocalists, notably the late Freddie Mercury, have turned... more
Since the emergence of rock as a distinctive musical category during the 1960s, audience participation has been a central aspect of its live performance aesthetic. A variety of rock vocalists, notably the late Freddie Mercury, have turned engagement with the audience ...
This article seeks to illustrate how rock music, as originally defined by an aesthetic dating back to the mid-1960s, is now being culturally and historically repositioned through the application of heritage rock discourses. Changing... more
This article seeks to illustrate how rock music, as originally defined by an aesthetic dating back to the mid-1960s, is now being culturally and historically repositioned through the application of heritage rock discourses. Changing definitions of heritage in an era of cultural ...
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ABSTRACT This article examines how older fans of punk rock articulate their continuing attachment to the music and its associated visual style.While sociological research on popular music audiences is well established, little attention... more
ABSTRACT This article examines how older fans of punk rock articulate their continuing attachment to the music and its associated visual style.While sociological research on popular music audiences is well established, little attention has been paid to the articulation and management of ...
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This article revisits the popular music of the 1970s, reassessing its importance as a body of work and for the development of popular music in subsequent decades. The article begins by considering why much of the popular music of the... more
This article revisits the popular music of the 1970s, reassessing its importance as a body of work and for the development of popular music in subsequent decades. The article begins by considering why much of the popular music of the 1970s has been virtually ignored by popular music ...
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... Credited with the first academic study of country music, Pete also authored and co-authored a number of highly significant journal papers, among them ???Changing Highbrow Taste: From Snob to Omnivore??? (with Roger Kern) and, more... more
... Credited with the first academic study of country music, Pete also authored and co-authored a number of highly significant journal papers, among them ???Changing Highbrow Taste: From Snob to Omnivore??? (with Roger Kern) and, more recently, ???Classification as Culture: Types ...
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The cultural turn in sociology and related fields of study has brought with it new understandings of the various ways social identities are formed. In a post-structural landscape, social identities must increasingly be regarded as... more
The cultural turn in sociology and related fields of study has brought with it new understandings of the various ways social identities are formed. In a post-structural landscape, social identities must increasingly be regarded as reflexively derived ‘performative assemblages’ that incorporate elements of the local vernacular and global popular cultures. Building on the above reinterpretation of social identity, this paper takes as its central premise the notion that, in addition to its well-mapped cul- tural importance for youth, popular music retains a critical currency for the ageing audience as a key cultural resource of post-youth identification, lifestyle and associated cultural practices. In its exam- ination of the relationship between popular music, ageing and identity, this paper uses illustrative examples drawn from ethnographic data collected by the authors between 2002 and 2009 in Australia and the UK.
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... you go to play a gig on a Saturday night and it's a weekend job ... the band members pointed out in attempting to account for the band's success in Consett: 'What you've got to... more
... you go to play a gig on a Saturday night and it's a weekend job ... the band members pointed out in attempting to account for the band's success in Consett: 'What you've got to remember ... To this end, the gigs, the all-night parties and the forms of sociality constructed around these ...
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Since its inception, Ashgate's Popular and Folk Music Series has been a pivotal force in the world of popular music studies publishing. Matthew Bannister's White Boys, White Noise is undoubtedly an important contribution to the... more
Since its inception, Ashgate's Popular and Folk Music Series has been a pivotal force in the world of popular music studies publishing. Matthew Bannister's White Boys, White Noise is undoubtedly an important contribution to the series, offering one of the first full-length book ...
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This special issue, consisting of 6 papers in addition to an editorial, illustrates how popular music informs leisure practices in contemporary society. Topics covered include: the Apple iPod and the culture of mobile listening; P2P (file... more
This special issue, consisting of 6 papers in addition to an editorial, illustrates how popular music informs leisure practices in contemporary society. Topics covered include: the Apple iPod and the culture of mobile listening; P2P (file sharing) leisure exchange; karaoke and social ...
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... According to Chaney, lifestyles are 'creative projects' which rely on 'displays of consumer competence', while 'ways of life' are 'typically associated ... post-subcultural' traits among many of... more
... According to Chaney, lifestyles are 'creative projects' which rely on 'displays of consumer competence', while 'ways of life' are 'typically associated ... post-subcultural' traits among many of those 'classic' post-war youth subcultures studied by the CCCS; thus, Mod, Teddy Boy and ...
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The article presents a debate in defense of neo-tribes. Since the late 1990s, a number of sociologists and cultural theorists have been engaged in an attempt to rethink subculture using a range of concepts drawn from contemporary... more
The article presents a debate in defense of neo-tribes. Since the late 1990s, a number of sociologists and cultural theorists have been engaged in an attempt to rethink subculture using a range of concepts drawn from contemporary sociological theory. The author refers to the criticism ...
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KISMIF Conference 2018 Keep It Simple, Make It Fast! Gender, differences, identities and DIY cultures Summer School ‘What difference do DIY cultures make?’ 3-7 July 2018 The KISMIF Conference offers a unique forum where participants can... more
KISMIF Conference 2018
Keep It Simple, Make It Fast!
Gender, differences, identities and DIY cultures
Summer School ‘What difference do DIY cultures make?’
3-7 July 2018
The KISMIF Conference offers a unique forum where participants can discuss and share information about underground cultures and DIY practices. KISMIF focuses on cultural practices that are often pitched against more mainstream, mass-produced and commodified forms of cultural production. Aligned with this is an anti-hegemonic ideology focused around aesthetic and lifestyle politics. KISMIF is the first and so far, only conference to examine the theory and practice of underground DIY cultures as an increasingly significant form of cultural practice in a global context. The conference has a multidisciplinary approach, welcoming contributions from the global community of scholars and activists working on all aspects of underground scenes and DIY cultures, and based on various methodologies — quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods analysis. The goal is to discuss not only music but also other artistic fields such as film and video, graffiti and street art, theatre and the performing arts, literature and poetry, radio, programming and editing, graphic design, illustration, cartoon and comic fiction.
http://www.kismifconference.com/en/
Keep It Simple, Make It Fast!
Gender, differences, identities and DIY cultures
Summer School ‘What difference do DIY cultures make?’
3-7 July 2018
The KISMIF Conference offers a unique forum where participants can discuss and share information about underground cultures and DIY practices. KISMIF focuses on cultural practices that are often pitched against more mainstream, mass-produced and commodified forms of cultural production. Aligned with this is an anti-hegemonic ideology focused around aesthetic and lifestyle politics. KISMIF is the first and so far, only conference to examine the theory and practice of underground DIY cultures as an increasingly significant form of cultural practice in a global context. The conference has a multidisciplinary approach, welcoming contributions from the global community of scholars and activists working on all aspects of underground scenes and DIY cultures, and based on various methodologies — quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods analysis. The goal is to discuss not only music but also other artistic fields such as film and video, graffiti and street art, theatre and the performing arts, literature and poetry, radio, programming and editing, graphic design, illustration, cartoon and comic fiction.
http://www.kismifconference.com/en/
Research Interests: Discourse Analysis, History, Cultural History, Economic History, Sociology, and 164 moreCultural Studies, Environmental Sociology, Economic Sociology, Media Sociology, Political Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Religion, Social Psychology, Cultural Geography, Music, Music Education, Music History, Music Theory, Musicology, Gender Studies, Queer Studies, Art History, Media and Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Historical Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Sociology of Education, Popular Music Studies, Cultural Policy, Art, Social Sciences, Art Theory, Youth Studies, Popular Music, Museum Studies, Music and Language, Cultural Heritage, Gender History, Material Culture Studies, Sociolinguistics, Heritage Studies, Film Music And Sound, Popular Culture, Postcolonial Studies, Digital Media, Organizational Culture, Sociology of Knowledge, Contemporary Art, Queer Theory, Posthumanism, Visual Culture, Subcultures, Poststructuralism, Music Psychology, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Semiotics, Arts Education, Cultural Theory, Gender and Sexuality, Cultural Psychology, Identity (Culture), Philosophy of Art, Cultural Heritage Conservation, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Cultural Landscapes, Heritage Conservation, Digital Culture, Gender, Culture, History of Childhood and Youth, Gender Equality, Cultural Tourism, Youth Culture, Cross-Cultural Studies, Culture Studies, Social Media, Post-Colonialism, Cultural Identity, Philosophy of Music, LGBT Youth, Sociology of Music, Postmodernism, Cultural Memory, Electronic Music, Postcolonial Feminism, Queer Theory (Literature), Punk Culture, Museums and Exhibition Design, History of Art, Postcolonial Theory, Sociology of Professions, Sociological Theory, Fan Cultures, Music Cognition, Structuralism/Post-Structuralism, Social History, Fandom, Postcolonial Literature, Online Fandom, Urban Sociology, Youth Subcultures, Contemporary Music, Cross-Cultural Management, Cultural Heritage Management, Intangible Cultural Heritage (Culture), Music Therapy, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Punk, Cultural Anthropology, Culture and Cognition, Postmodern Literature, Visual Arts, Youth subcultures (Anthropology), Music analysis, Feminist Literary Theory and Gender Studies, Goth subculture, Poststructuralist Theory, Youth subcultures (Sociology), Subcultural entrepreneurs, Women and Culture, Punk Studies, Youth gangs, Post-punk, Youtube, Fine Arts, Youth, Estudios Culturales, Teoría Queer, Women and Gender Studies, Historia, Sociologia, Musica, DIY culture, Substance Abuse, Patrimonio Cultural, Post-subcultures theory, Antropología cultural, Artes, Punk Rock, Queer, Historia del Arte, Sociología, Sociología de la Cultura, Football Fandom, Música, Cultura, Subculture, Punk, vegetarianism, community gardening organic, Historia Cultural, História da arte, Sociologie Urbaine, Musical Analysis, Rock Music, Subcultural Studies, Gothic, female Gothic, Gothic in literature, the Gothic as a subculture, the fantastic, horror, the vampire figure in literature and film, the femme fatale, feminist readings of vampire narratives, Hardcore punk, Historia y Teoria del Arte y la Arquitectura, Online Fandom Culture, Disco queer dance club culture, Anarcho-punk scene from 1980s to present day, Punk Subculture, Organizational cuture and innovation, Punk and Hardcore punk, Punk Music, Fandom Studies, Anarcho Punk, Urban Subcultures, Emotion and Religion; Punk Rock and Violence, and Punk Based Subcultural Studies
International Conference Keep It Simple, Make It Fast! Crossing Borders of Underground Music Scenes Summer School Gettin' Underground Together *************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS Abstracts Submission From 5th... more
International Conference
Keep It Simple, Make It Fast!
Crossing Borders of Underground Music Scenes
Summer School Gettin' Underground Together
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CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts Submission
From 5th November 2014 to 15th March 2015.
Keynotes confirmed: Andy Bennett, Dave Laing, Dick Hebdige, Mary Fogarty, Matthew Worley, Paul Hodkinson.
KISMIF Convenors: Andy Bennett (AU) and Paula Guerra (PT)
KISMIF Scientific Committee: Alastair Gordon, Andy Bennett, Augusto Santos Silva, Carles Feixa, Heitor Alvelos, Jeder Janotti Jr., João Queirós, José Machado Pais, Júlio Dolbeth, Luís Fernandes, Manuel Loff, Matthew Worley, Mike Dines, Paula Abreu, Paula Guerra, Paulo Cunha e Silva, Pedro Costa, Rui Telmo Gomes and Will Straw.
KISMIF Executive Committee: Ana Oliveira, Ana Raposo, Esgar Acelerado, Gil Fesch, Guilherme Blanc, João Queirós, Marcos Farrajota, Paula Abreu, Paula Guerra, Pedro Costa, Pedro Miguel Ferreira, Pedro Quintela, Ricardo Salazar, Rui Telmo Gomes, Tânia Moreira, Vítor Massa.
Keep It Simple, Make It Fast!
Crossing Borders of Underground Music Scenes
Summer School Gettin' Underground Together
***************************************
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstracts Submission
From 5th November 2014 to 15th March 2015.
Keynotes confirmed: Andy Bennett, Dave Laing, Dick Hebdige, Mary Fogarty, Matthew Worley, Paul Hodkinson.
KISMIF Convenors: Andy Bennett (AU) and Paula Guerra (PT)
KISMIF Scientific Committee: Alastair Gordon, Andy Bennett, Augusto Santos Silva, Carles Feixa, Heitor Alvelos, Jeder Janotti Jr., João Queirós, José Machado Pais, Júlio Dolbeth, Luís Fernandes, Manuel Loff, Matthew Worley, Mike Dines, Paula Abreu, Paula Guerra, Paulo Cunha e Silva, Pedro Costa, Rui Telmo Gomes and Will Straw.
KISMIF Executive Committee: Ana Oliveira, Ana Raposo, Esgar Acelerado, Gil Fesch, Guilherme Blanc, João Queirós, Marcos Farrajota, Paula Abreu, Paula Guerra, Pedro Costa, Pedro Miguel Ferreira, Pedro Quintela, Ricardo Salazar, Rui Telmo Gomes, Tânia Moreira, Vítor Massa.
Research Interests: Sociology, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Culture, Music, Music History, and 42 moreAnthropology, Performing Arts, Cultural Sociology, Popular Music Studies, Art, Youth Studies, Popular Music, Performance Studies, Popular Culture, Subcultures, Underground Economies, Youth Culture, Sociology of Music, History of Popular Music, Punk Culture, Fandom, Urban Sociology, Street Art, Youth Subcultures, Music Industry, Visual Arts, Youth subcultures (Anthropology), Youth subcultures (Sociology), Subcultural entrepreneurs, Punk Studies, Underground economy, Youth, Sociologia, Sociology of Youth, DIY culture, Post-subcultures theory, Alternative cultural scenes, Sociología, Sociología de la Cultura, Música, Youth empowerment, Sociología Del Cuerpo, Sociología De La Música, Gothic, female Gothic, Gothic in literature, the Gothic as a subculture, the fantastic, horror, the vampire figure in literature and film, the femme fatale, feminist readings of vampire narratives, Hardcore punk, Retromania, and Punk Based Subcultural Studies
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Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto
Casa da Música
13 to 16 july 2015
Casa da Música
13 to 16 july 2015
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This special issue of Continuum considers the impact of new communication technologies on youth culture and the way these mediations have altered and enhanced the forms of interaction and belonging underpinning youth cultural practice. We... more
This special issue of Continuum considers the impact of new communication technologies on youth culture and the way these mediations have altered and enhanced the forms of interaction and belonging underpinning youth cultural practice. We have brought together 13 original articles that make visible an international and cross-disciplinary research agenda concerned with mediated youth cultures. Broadly speaking, the articles that follow can be grouped together around three key themes: first, social network sites and discourse; second, music, dance, and belonging; and third, mobile phones, and transnational configurations of youth culture.
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This article examines the role of three community-based music projects—in Newcastle (Australia), Thanet (United Kingdom), and the City of Playford (Australia)—in engendering notions of regionalism, locality, and identity. Through their... more
This article examines the role of three community-based music projects—in Newcastle (Australia), Thanet (United Kingdom), and the City of Playford (Australia)—in engendering notions of regionalism, locality, and identity. Through their involvement in these projects, young people are placed at the intersection of music program management, city mythologies, and national policy. Each of the three projects examined attempts to facilitate urban regeneration through supplying their target community with what one regional arts development officer has coined a "musical spin." However, within wider cultural frameworks, youth's lived experience is often at odds with grander ideals of community arts space. Thus, although the discourses of "creative" urban regeneration articulated by the facilitators of community-based music projects may appear credible at the level of cultural policy, their practical implementation is problematized by competing local narratives that are grounded in established local knowledges and often highly resistant to intervention by outside sources.
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Ian Inglis writes in his introductory chapter to the collection: “Andy Bennett and Sarah Baker consider the contribution made by BBC’s Classic Albums series to the concept of ‘heritage’ (and the growth of a heritage industry) that... more
Ian Inglis writes in his introductory chapter to the collection: “Andy Bennett and Sarah Baker consider the contribution made by BBC’s Classic Albums series to the concept of ‘heritage’ (and the growth of a heritage industry) that underpins a considerable part of television’s approach to popular music. They argue that, in the context of the series, the appellation ‘classic’ has emotional and cultural repercussions that go far beyond the mere evaluation of a collection of songs; it invites an investment in, and identification with, musical artefacts that may become as important for the producers and consumers of given albums as it is for the critical discourse that surrounds the historical development of rock.” (Inglis 2010: 3)
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Research Interests: Sociology, Media Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Cultural Geography, Music, and 15 moreMedia Studies, Media and Cultural Studies, Cultural Sociology, Design, Visual Culture, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Illustration, Culture Studies, Cultural Economics, Sociology of Music, Punk Culture, Urban Sociology, Cultural Anthropology, Underground Art, and Sociology of Popular Music
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Research Interests: Sociology, Cultural Studies, Media Sociology, Sociology of Culture, Music, and 26 moreGender Studies, Performing Arts, Cultural Sociology, Design, Popular Music Studies, Youth Studies, Popular Music, Literature and cinema, Subcultures, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Comics Studies, Graphic Design, Illustration, Underground Economies, Gender, Youth Culture, Sociology of Music, Punk Culture, Urban Sociology, Street Art, Youth Subcultures, Cinema, Graffiti, Visual Arts, Sociology of Youth, and Post-subcultures theory
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The cultural turn in sociology and related fields of study has brought with it new understandings of the various ways social identities are formed. In a post-structural landscape, social identities must increasingly be regarded as... more
The cultural turn in sociology and related fields of study has brought with it new understandings of the various ways social identities are formed. In a post-structural landscape, social identities must increasingly be regarded as reflexively derived ‘performative assemblages’ that incorporate elements of the local vernacular and global popular cultures. Building on the above reinterpretation of social identity, this paper takes as its central premise the notion that, in addition to its well-mapped cul- tural importance for youth, popular music retains a critical currency for the ageing audience as a key cultural resource of post-youth identification, lifestyle and associated cultural practices. In its exam- ination of the relationship between popular music, ageing and identity, this paper uses illustrative examples drawn from ethnographic data collected by the authors between 2002 and 2009 in Australia and the UK.