Clubbing : dancing, ecstasy and vitality / Ben Malbon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malbon, Ben, 1972-

Series:

Critical Geographies

Critical geographies ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adults--Great Britain--Social life and customs.

Young adults.

Discotheques--Social aspects--Great Britain.

Discotheques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clubbing explores the cultures and spaces of clubbing. Divided into three sections: Beginnings, The Night Out and Reflections, Clubbing includes first-hand accounts of clubbing experiences, framing these accounts within the relevant research and a review of clubbing in late-1990's Britain. Malbon particularly focuses on:the codes of social interaction among clubbers issues of gender and sexuality the effects of music the role of ecstasy clubbing as a playful act and personal interpretations of clubbing experiences.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Thanks; The beginnings; The night ahead; Clubbing contexts; Three starting points; Researching clubbing; The night out; Getting into it, feeling part of it; Getting into clubbing; Clubbing and coolness: distinctions and belongings; Getting into the club; Clubbing crowds and belongings; The dancer from the dance: the musical and dancing crowds of clubbing; Crowds and togetherness; Musical crowds; Dancing crowds; Spacings of dancing; Out of space, out of time; Moments of ecstasy: oceanic and ecstatic experiences in clubbing; The oceanic experience

The ecstatic experience A night on E: the use of ecstasy (MDMA) in the clubbing experience; The ecstatic and the oceanic in clubbing; Clubbing and playful vitality; Play and flow; Resistance and vitality; Clubbing as playful vitality; Going with the flow; Reflections; Introduction; Three stories of afterglow; Playing; consuming; fluxing; Nights out; Appendix: biographical snapshots of the clubbers; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-227) and index.

ISBN:

1-84576-580-X

1-134-63360-2

1-280-33834-2

1-134-63361-0

0-203-02645-4

0-203-25735-9

9780203026458

OCLC:

71348406