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Exposing the forces behind the decline of the rave scene in Philadelphia and elsewhere

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9781592139330

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Anderson clearly has a passion for the subject matter and a keen focus on the 'decline' of rave culture which is to be commended. There is a need for in-depth considerations of post-rave club cultures as embedded in global, national, local and virtual spaces. The thoroughness of Anderson's empirical work, and her engagement with the data is useful and gives voice to young (and not so young!) people and culture. Karenza Moore, Lancaster University Rave Culture goes forward through the klatch of promotional hustlers, floppy hat-wearing hangers-on and artistic and cultural icons of that scene; runs from Philly, London, Ibiza and back; takes in the oft-discussed immensity and hedonistic eclat of acid house, etc., abroad...and figures out that some kids lose their personal identity to a somewhat more collective identity. The Philadelphia City Paper, 11th June 2009 [E]ntertaining...Anderson conducts field work in the course of her investigation. This means that Anderson, a self-professed fan of the EDM scene, gets to party at big music events in Philadelphia and elsewhere. But even as she's dancing, Anderson is watching, assessing, quantifying, and putting things together...Anderson makes the subject feel applicable to last night's all-night party. Edge, 15th August 2009

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Tammy L. Anderson is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. She is the author of Neither Villain, Nor Victim: Empowerment and Agency Among Women Substance Abusers. For more information about her work, please visit www.udel.edu/soc/tammya.

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