Trading Offstage Photos

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ID23673247
AuthorsMark Duffett (0000-0001-9879-4707), Anja Löbert
Year2015
Pages151-164
Publication date2015-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeCHAPTER
VenuePreserving Popular Music Heritage (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315769882-12
OpenAlexW2241510725
ISBN9781315769882
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

The trading of offstage photographs formed a living culture in the 1990s, and its material trace had an interesting relationship to music heritage. Popular music heritage is evidently a complex and empirically variable phenomenon. Different formations of heritage may indicate that there is an issue over just how meaningful authorized popular music heritage discourses are in terms of how individuals celebrate and curate their own musical memories. The issue of intent is interesting, because it brings into focus why people pursue heritage projects in the first place. It could be argued that while there are various reasons for music heritage preservation, in some instances one of the primary motivations is a fannish one: to keep alive the memory of particular performers, to celebrate their talents and help more people reflect on their connection with them. Crucial to this is that people did not begin their heritage practice with the intent of developing capacities as pro-am curators or archivists.

Computer Science · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Musicological Studies · Music History and Culture

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