Dance Music: A Feminist Account of an Ordinary Culture

by Tami Gadir and Matt Brennan

For some people, at some times, in some places, on some drugs, dance music can be a gateway to transformative, even transcendent experiences. With the help of skilled DJs, dancers can reach euphoric states, discard their egos, and feel social barriers dissolve. Dance floors can be sites of openness, subversion, and even small-scale acts of political resistance. At a minimum, dance music lightens the burdens of contemporary life. At its best, dance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501346407
• ISBN13: 9781501346408
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"