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Reverberating Rhythms: Social Identity & Political Participation in Clubland

  • Start date: 30 September 2005
  • End date: 29 September 2007

The research examines social identities and political participation in relation to leisure and consumption, using dance culture as an example. It situates identity practices within a context in which changes in social organisation have led, first, to more flexible and individualised identities interacting with traditional anchors of identity, such as class; and second, a shift in young people's political activities from official (eg political party membership) to 'everyday' activities (eg environmentalism). Interviews, focus groups and participant observations with adults (ages 18-35) from two dance culture case studies (a free party system and a drum and bass club) will be analysed from a social constructionist perspective to provide an empirical examination on the role of leisure activities in the production of social and political identities.

The study will examine the kinds of experiences of self that are enabled through dance culture, the understandings that make dance culture meaningful to the participants and how these experiences and senses of self interact with other aspects of the participants' lives. It will also examine whether dance culture provides a site for the production of
political identities; the match between neo-tribe theory and participants' descriptions of their experiences of dance culture; and relate the findings to drug and alcohol harm minimisation policy.

  • Outputs (11)

Grant holder

Dr Sarah Riley

Programme name

None

Co - applicants

Professor Christine Griffin

Grant amount

£46,363.22

Grant reference

RES-000-22-1171

Institution

University of Bath

Discipline

Psychology

Grant type

Research Grant