Essays about: "Andrea Dankic"

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  1. 1. Being Real By Being Me: Authenticity Production and Consumption Between an Independent Artist and Her Musical Followers

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för etnologi

    Author : Andrea Dankic; [2012]
    Keywords : underground and commercial; authenticity construction; authenticity; relationship between artists and audience; fans; skills; artist identity; oscillation between the online and offline contexts; Cultural Sciences;

    Abstract : ‘Keeping it real’ is a common expression of authenticity in the music business, especially in subcultures such as hip-hop and reggae. By examining the dialogically constructed authenticity between an independent hip-hop and reggae artist and her audience referred to as musical followers which takes place on a stage oscillating between web-based and non web-based contexts, this thesis investigates how this authenticity informs and influences the processes of music creation, art production and artist identity. READ MORE