- Link:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2436/26515
- Collection:
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- Subjects
- Rave Dance culture Consumer behaviour Postmodernism Identity Popular culture Phenomenology Neo-tribes
- Creators:
- Goulding, Christina Shankar, Avi Elliott, Richard
- Language
- en
- Publisher
- Routledge (Taylor&Francis)
- Relation
- http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content?content=10.1080/1025386022000001406
- Type
- Article
- Description
- Rave; Dance Culture; Consumer Behaviour;
Postmodernism; Identity; Popular Culture; ;
Neo-tribes
- Description
- Popular music is one of the most ubiquitous forms
of contemporary culture. This paper looks at the phenomenon known
as rave or dance culture in Britain. It examines the nature of the
consumer experience at a dance club through the use of a two stage
methodology. Based on observations and the collection of
phenomenological data, the findings suggest that the experience is
linked to a series of behaviours, which are related to
fragmentation and identity. These include narcissistic identity,
the emergence of new communities, the need for escape, engagement
and prolonged hedonism. The paper examines these concepts in
relation to postmodern consumption. In particular, an evaluation of
postmodern theory and its focus on fragmentation and the project of
the self is offered, by arguing for a return to
"community".
- Publisher
- Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
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