Overview
- Examines the British youth experience between the 1960s and 1980s in the context of changes in English society
- Relates the histories of popular music, fashion and dancing in Britain to the development of consumerism
- Utilizes Guy Debord’s and Hakim Bey’s ideas to provide a new perspective on the transformation of youth culture
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music (PSHSPM)
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This book explores dancing from the 1960s to the 1980s; though this period covers only twenty years, the changes during it were seismic. Nevertheless continuities can be found, and those are what this book examines. In dancing, it answers how we moved from the self-control that formed the basis for ballroom dancing, to ecstatic rave dancing. In terms of music, it answers how we moved from the beat groups to electronic dance music. In terms of youth, it answers how we moved from youth culture to club culture.
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Reviews
“Reading Stratton’s succinct account still comes across as curiously pleasing read. … Stratton delivers a good overview of the main movements in 30 years of dance history which have left its mark on humanity.” (Tara Hill, Dancecult, Vol. 15 (1), 2023)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jon Stratton is Adjunct Professor in Cultural Studies for the UniSA Creative Department and a member of the Creative People, Products and Places Research Centre at the University of South Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spectacle, Fashion and the Dancing Experience in Britain, 1960-1990
Authors: Jon Stratton
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09012-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09011-0Published: 01 November 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-09014-1Published: 01 November 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-09012-7Published: 31 October 2022
Series ISSN: 2730-9517
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9525
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 273
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural History, Music, Dance