Dance music spaces: clubs, clubbers, and DJs navigating authenticity, branding, and commercialism Critical perspectives on music and society./ Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo.

Abstract

"Using a concept she calls authenticity maneuvering to explain how clubs, clubbers, and DJs navigate authenticity, branding, and commercialism, Danielle Hidalgo argues that the strategic use of a rave ethos bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces while also making commercial practices less visible or problematic"--