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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810647703321

Autore

Farrugia Rebekah

Titolo

Beyond the dance floor : female DJs, technology and electronic dance music culture / / [Rebekah Farrugia]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol [England], : Intellect, 2012

ISBN

1-84150-699-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Disciplina

306.4842

782.42166

Soggetti

Music and technology

Disc jockeys

Electronic dance music

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Critical Connections: Gender, Technologyand Popular Music Cultures; Chapter 2 Sex Kittens, T-Shirt DJs and Dykes: Negotiating Identitiesin an Era of DJ Commodification; Chapter 3 Potlucks, Listservs and E-Zines: Networking and SocialCapital in Action; Chapter 4 Building a Women-Centred DJ Collective: From San Franciscoto Cyberspace to Sister USA; Chapter 5 Producing Producers: Exploring Women's Place in the Production of Electronic Dance Music

Conclusion: Are the Tables Turning?Appendix; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

The Beyond the Dance Floor book is a path breaking study about the women who DJ electronic dance music. In this study, the main focus is given on the largely neglected relationship between women and the hegemonic conceptions of gender and technology that continue to inform this male dominated music culture. In this study, the author explores several important issues, such as the politics of identity and representation, women-centred DJ communities, and the role female DJs and producers play in dance music culture as well as the larger public sphere.