I think this article refers to popular culture’s fight against capitalist assimilation. Capitalism tries to assimilate subcultures, ideas, and objects as soon as they start to became popular. However, when it incorporates subcultures, capitalism constrains the ‘threatening ideas of it, making the original subcultural message superficial and standardize. When I say threatening, I mean threateningContinuar lendo ““Peruvian Punk as a Global Market of Underground Production””
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Shane Greene’s article does a fantastic job in terms of discerning what goes into the production of certain music (passion, talent, grit) versus the means that can go into music that may not be as authentic. It was interesting to dive into the different mechanisms that would go into someone’s thoughts about what “overproduction” or […]
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Shane Greene’s article does a fantastic job in terms of discerning what goes into the production of certain music (passion, talent, grit) versus the means that can go into music that may not be as authentic. It was interesting to dive into the different mechanisms that would go into someone’s thoughts about what “overproduction” or […]
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Moro no Brasil and Peruvian Punk as a Global Means of Underground Production Given that my final project is on riot grrrl (a subgenre of punk) in Brazil, this week’s reading and videos were incredibly relevant to my area of interest. The documentary on Brazilian music culture really focused on sounds that were connected toContinue reading “Week 11: Music LAST 201”
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As someone who does not have an affinity for any sport, reading about someone’s utter devotion to sport sure was intriguing. It is quite clear that soccer isn’t just a sport for its fans. It is their dream, their escape, a religion, and quite often a battlefield. Acknowledging this is important because when an artefact […]
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Galeano separates the ecosystem of soccer into sections and dissects the sport from each position in the game. The exploration of each roles of the player, goalkeeper, the idol , the fan, the fanatic, the goal, etc. The explanation of the referee is done well and suggests how the job requires to run the entire […]
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