Essays about: "rave culture"

Found 2 essays containing the words rave culture.

  1. 1. People dancing without bodies: A qualitative study of virtual raving in a pandemic

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sally von Rosen; [2020]
    Keywords : virtual raving; social bodies; social distancing; Affordance theory; digital natives; virality; rave culture; liveness; atmosphere; auto ethnography;

    Abstract : This thesis revolves around social dance movements in the form of raving and clubbing in Berlin, and how this performative scene is affected by social distancing measures due to the current situation of Covid-19. As an important moment in history, online body performances and virtual spaces aim to complement and substitute social experiences in physical environments. READ MORE

  2. 2. Gender, Drugs and Techno music: Investigation of the motivation of drug consumption among raving communities in Skåne region

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Socialhögskolan; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender

    Author : Iryna Yankovska; [2019]
    Keywords : drug consumption; rave; techno music; gender; ecological system analysis; patterns of drug use; drug policy; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Rave parties are referring to legal, illegal and semi-legal dance parties organized in various venues with the main focus on electronic dance music (EDM) performed by the DJ. These types of parties are typically described through strong community ties, which form the rave culture, and demolition of hierarchal structures among the participants, which allows the transgressive force to exist in this particular context. READ MORE