Dr Paul Harkins P.Harkins@napier.ac.uk
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(Dis)locating Democratization: Music Technologies in Practice
Harkins, Paul; Prior, Nick
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Nick Prior
Abstract
This article examines the concept of democratization and explains why it has been applied in unhelpful ways to the study of music. We focus on three examples to illustrate the real-world complexities involved in the adoption of new technologies that are often seen as democratic by dint of their widespread use. We argue for a close-reading of the participatory practices of socially-located actors with music-making devices – one that asks detailed questions about who is participating, how, and under what socio-economic conditions. We finish with a call to move beyond the term democratization to an application that is specific to the field of popular music.
Citation
Harkins, P., & Prior, N. (2021). (Dis)locating Democratization: Music Technologies in Practice. Popular Music and Society, 45(1), 84-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2021.1984023
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 20, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 22, 2021 |
Publication Date | Nov 22, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Feb 25, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 22, 2021 |
Print ISSN | 0300-7766 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 45 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 84-103 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2021.1984023 |
Keywords | Acid House; Democratization; Digitalization; Grime; Hip-Hop; Popular Music; Technologies |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2747188 |
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