Product Description

Offering an informative and intimate insight into the world of clubbing and the experiences of clubbers, this book presents a clear academic framework for study in this field. Issues discussed include social interaction among clubbers; gender and sexuality; the effects of music; the effects of ecstacy and it's place within a 'night out';clubbing as a playful act; dancing; and personal interpretations of clubbing experiences.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6116361 in Books
• Published on: 1999-10-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

About the Author
Ben Malbon

Customer Reviews

So good
Such a great book - well written and thoughtful.

Unlike many books on dance culture which tend to lapse into a who's who type of history, Malbon's sociological approach touches on WHY people go clubbing and what they take from the experience. For a lot of people, it's more than a scene or fad. While clubs come and go (Studio 54, the Misshapes) and venues change (your bedroom, your friend's basement, the secret location by the pier), the longing for the oceanic experience remains the same.

Best one out there. Expensive (DANG!) but well worth it.

Earnest
Respectful and not pompous though decidedly academic this book reaches out to honestly describe why people go clubbing. Yes, it is about dancing, and drugs, subjects for which words hardly ever do justice. Nevertheless, for those who have an interest in trying to describe the indescribable, this is one of the more readable and agreeable attempts. However, even as I've quoted sections to friends (yes, they're worth quoting), I am left with what another dancer told me quite spontaneously: she likes to dance, be it merengue, salsa, cumbia, because, as she says, I feel closer to God. I suppose it's just one of those things that you either understand or you don't.

New Author E-mail Address
ben.malbon@bmpddb.com