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Music & PeacebuildingTogether Somehow: Place, Space, and BelongingPart one of the three-part series on Together, Somehow explores structures and politics of belonging, cultural tightness and looseness, and understandings of translocal culture. Looking specifically at nightlife and rave scene subculture, we look at how doors are managed and how individuals creates translocal bonds of belonging across different nightlife scenes. Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta is Associate Professor in Ethnomusicology and Popular Music Studies at the University of Birmingham. His book, Together Somehow: Music Affect, and Intimacy on the Dancefloor is published by Duke University PressThe Music & Peacebuilding Podcast is hosted by Kevin Shorner-Johnson at Elizabethtown College. J...2024-06-1531 min
Sound ExpertiseEthnography and Queer Intimacies on the Dance Floor with Luis Manuel Garcia-MispiretaHow does one come to study a topic that is on the margins of an academic discipline? What does it mean to do ethnographic fieldwork amidst the intimacies of the dance floor––and what are the challenges of doing so in queer spaces? A wide-ranging conversation with ethnomusicologist Luis-Manuel Garcia, on his scholarly journey from early music to rave culture to gay fetish parties in Berlin.Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta is Lecturer in Ethnomusicology and Popular Music Studies at the University of Birmingham.Show notes and more over at soundexpertise.org!Questions? Thoughts? Share them...2021-06-0851 min