The Studio as Contemporary Autonomous Zone
Crisis and Creativity in Electronic Music
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3878956 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Chambers (0000-0001-8593-9209, The University of Adelaide, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 48-65 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dancecult (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1947-5403 • E-ISSN: 1947-5403 |
| Publisher | Maynooth University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.12801/1947-5403.2020.12.01.10 |
| OpenAlex | W3113373698 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article explores electronic music making in a context of precarity and climate crisis. I use ethnographic research conducted in the Australian city of Adelaide and the provocative ideas of nineteenth century German philosopher, Max Stirner, to situate the electronic music studio as a contemporary autonomous zone, an interface between creative expression and capitalist existence. I argue that the studio functions as a physical and psychological space to develop what Stirner termed "ownness", taking possession and realizing one's own capacity and power. I propose ownness as a theoretical tool for understanding the studio as a site of self-realisation and micropolitical action, investigating how electronic music practice shapes subjectivity, autonomy and resistance. The contemporary studio emerges as a refuge from the anxieties and uncertainties of late-capitalism, a therapeutic outlet and means of becoming, an opportunity to find voice and vocation in the violence of the present
Aesthetics · Art · Business · Creativity · Electronic music · Sociology · Studio · Visual arts · Artistic and Creative Research · Cinema and Media Studies · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |