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Turn the beat around: Richard Dyer's 'In Defence of Disco' revisited
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Abstract Published in 1979, Richard Dyer's 'In Defence of Disco' is one of the best-read but relatively little-used essays in pop music studies, queer studies and cultural studies. With his essay, not only does Dyer demystify the 'authenticity' of music genres such as folk and rock, but also validates and ce... mehr
Published in 1979, Richard Dyer's 'In Defence of Disco' is one of the best-read but relatively little-used essays in pop music studies, queer studies and cultural studies. With his essay, not only does Dyer demystify the 'authenticity' of music genres such as folk and rock, but also validates and celebrates the in authenticity of disco by recognizing its political potential. This review article revisits Dyer's 'In Defence of Disco' and subsequently discusses those few academic works that do build upon and expand his original arguments, proving the significance of this radical essay.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
AIDS; Queer Studies
Klassifikation
Wirkungsforschung, Rezipientenforschung
Kultursoziologie, Kunstsoziologie, Literatursoziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
authenticity; disco; eroticism; gay identity; materialism; romanticism
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2005
Seitenangabe
S. 257-266
Zeitschriftentitel
European Journal of Cultural Studies, 8 (2005) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549405051848
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)