DISRUPTED HOUSE MUSIC
2024
How did the commercialisation of house music during the late 1980s in Europe disrupt the identity and authenticity of its original communities from Chicago?
This dissertation uncovers how the commercialisation of house music in the late 1980s in Europe disrupted the identity and authenticity of its foundational Black and queer communities in Chicago. The study examines the racial, sexual, and economic disruptions underlying its transition by following the genre’s evolution from disco’s marginalised roots to its global commodification.
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