Clubbing: Dancing, Ecstasy and VitalityThis book offers a unique insight and analysis of the cultures, spaces and experiences 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-1990s Britain. Malbon particularly focuses on: * the unwritten codes of social interaction among clubbers * issues of gender and sexuality * the effects of music and the role of ecstacy * clubbing as a playful act and a form of resistance * personal interpretations of clubbing experiences Offering an informative and intimate insight into the world of clubbing and the experiences of clubbers, this book presents a clear framework for study in this field. |
Contents
THE NIGHT AHEAD | 3 |
CLUBBING CONTEXTS | 6 |
THREE STARTING POINTS | 11 |
RESEARCHING CLUBBING | 32 |
THE NIGHT OUT | 35 |
GETTING INTO IT FEELING PART OF IT | 37 |
GETTING INTO CLUBBING | 38 |
DISTINCTIONS AND BELONGINGS | 51 |
THE ECSTATIC EXPERIENCE | 116 |
THE USE OF ECSTASY MDMA IN THE CLUBBING EXPERIENCE | 119 |
THE ECSTATIC AND THE OCEANIC IN CLUBBING | 132 |
CLUBBING AND PLAYFUL VITALITY | 134 |
PLAY AND FLOW | 135 |
RESISTANCE AND VITALITY | 144 |
CLUBBING AS PLAYFUL VITALITY | 151 |
GOING WITH THE FLOW | 163 |
GETTING INTO THE CLUB | 62 |
CLUBBING CROWDS AND BELONGINGS | 68 |
The musical and dancing crowds of clubbing | 70 |
CROWDS AND TOGETHERNESS | 71 |
MUSICAL CROWDS | 76 |
DANCING CROWDS | 85 |
SPACINGS OF DANCING | 90 |
OUT OF SPACE OUT OF TIME | 103 |
Oceanic and ecstatic experiences in clubbing | 105 |
THE OCEANIC EXPERIENCE | 106 |
REFLECTIONS | 167 |
INTRODUCTION | 169 |
THREE STORIES OF AFTERGLOW | 170 |
PLAYING CONSUMING FLUXING | 180 |
NIGHTS OUT | 188 |
Biographical snapshots of the clubbers | 191 |
NOTES | 199 |
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