Fraser, Alistair (2012) The Spaces, Politics, and Cultural Economies of Electronic Dance Music. Geography Compass, 6 (8). pp. 500-511. ISSN 1749-8198

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Abstract

This paper examines the spaces, politics, and cultural economies of electronic dance music (EDM). I use geographical literature on EDM to argue that its hedonistic spaces have been forged via cultural economic practices which I conceptualize as constitutive of a process of ‘accumulation by cooperation’. In numerous contexts, the people of EDM – the DJs, producers, MCs, artists, promoters, and ravers – have chipped in, worked alongside each other, collaborated, and shared ideas, emotions, and knowledge with a view to producing and re-producing cultural economies and hedonistic spaces shot through by a complex, contradictory politics.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Electronic Dance Music; EDM;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography
Item ID:	4318
Depositing User:	Alistair Fraser
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2013 08:21
Journal or Publication Title:	Geography Compass
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://10.1111/j.1749-8198.2012.00505.x
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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