Dance, drugs and escape : the club scene in literature, film and television since the late 1980s / Stan Beeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beeler, Stanley W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Subculture.

Discotheques--Social aspects.

Discotheques.

Subculture films.

Physical Description:

vii, 214 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2007]

Summary:

"This study deals with the effects of film, television and literature on club culture. Chapters reflect club culture's own effect on crime, ethnicity, sexuality and drug use. Each chapter focuses on individual books, films and television shows that reflect the transformation of the club culture into what it is today"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

The rise and fall of club culture : idealism to economics

Crime and club life

Whose club is it anyway? : ethnicity and club culture

It's raining men : representations of gay lifestyle in club fiction

Drugs, sex and disco dancing

Take the money and run : exploitation of rave culture

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-199) and index.

ISBN:

9780786430017

078643001X

OCLC:

137324958