Bøker av Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo

Dance Music Spaces examines the production of physical and digital spaces in dance music, and how the playersclubs, clubbers, and DJsuse authenticity, branding, and commercialism to navigate them. An in-depth study into three women DJsThe Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Goureveals a new concept, ';authenticity maneuvering.' In it Danielle Hidalgo exposes how the strategic use of a rave ethos both bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces and hides often problematic commercial practices. This timely, thoughtful, and deeply personal book presents a compelling analysis of the complicated interplay between dancing bodies, digital practices, and spatial offerings in contemporary dance music.