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The Club DJ: A Semiotic and Interactionist Analysis
Author(s) -
Bakker J. I. Hans,
Bakker T. R. A. Theo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
symbolic interaction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.874
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1533-8665
pISSN - 0195-6086
DOI - 10.1525/si.2006.29.1.71
Subject(s) - semiotics , introspection , club , reflexivity , musical , sociology , symbolic interactionism , epistemology , aesthetics , psychology , social science , art , visual arts , philosophy , medicine , anatomy
Drawing on observation and reflexive introspection, this article analyzes the practice of club DJing and reggae DJing in an attempt to shed light on the semiotic dynamics of music‐making. To understand the historical, semiotic, and interactionist significance of the musical beat in the social world of club reggae DJing, empirical and analytical attention is paid to changes in technology, in aesthetic conventions, and in the meanings of subcultural practices.