Wynne, Gareth (2000) “Groove is in the Heart” A Postmodern journey through Dance Culture. Masters thesis, National University of Ireland Maynooth.
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Abstract
Since its beginning back in the hazy days of 1988, dance culture has evolved not just as
a musical genre but as a musical phenomenon. Its permutations have been prolific and its
followers diverse and devoted.
Perusing through the extant literature pertaining to past and present genres I noticed that
they had one thing in common. Nearly all if not all were incorporated under the heading
of ‘subculture’. Aside from the term’s deleterious connotations, I no longer feel that the
concept is applicable and as such believe that it has outlived its welcome in academic
circles. It is therefore my aim, to readdress this issue of subculture. In doing so I will
suggest that dance culture is not the deviant aberration that many people believe it to be,
but is in fact part of an ongoing musical tradition whose positive momentum is expressed
through the dynamics of a group and music respectively.
Using the Gramscian notion of hegemony, I will discuss the ways in which clubbers
have attempted to carve out for themselves various autonomous spheres and cultural
settings.
Following on from this I will explore Michel Maffesoli concept of the ‘tribe’. This term
is more acceptable as it recognizes the instability of late modem society. No longer are
identities fixed and unchanging. Instead postmodern identity has become much more
fluid as individuals forsake the security of conformity.
Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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Keywords: | Dance Culture; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology |
Item ID: | 5291 |
Depositing User: | IR eTheses |
Date Deposited: | 08 Aug 2014 08:48 |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/5291 |
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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