This paper introduces a special issue of Cultural Sociology focused upon 'music
worlds','music scenes','music fields' and musically focused 'networks'–the expression in the …

Translocal music worlds are often defined as networks of local music worlds. However, their
networked character and more especially their network structure is generally assumed …

Vor dreißig Jahren hätte wohl kaum jemand gedacht, dass Diskjockeys (DJs) den Rock-und
Popmusiker/innen ihren Platz als viel gefeierte Superstars streitig machen würden. DJs …

" Gear Acquisition Syndrome, also known as GAS, is commonly understood as the
musicians' unrelenting urge to buy and own instruments and equipment as an anticipated …

Throughout history, feminists have used media individually and collectively to inform,
motivate, and mobilise political action on behalf of women, as well as to critique the …

The death of feminism is regularly proclaimed in the West. Yet at the same time feminism
has never had such an extensive presence, whether in international norms and institutions …

The author presents a cultural history of popular Viennese electronic music from 1990 to
2015, from the perspectives of production, scene and national and international reception …

This chapter maps out core ideas, strategies, and conflicts in efforts to bring about gender
equality in music as expressed in musical practice, policy, and research over the past 50 …

ABSTRACT e review study maps out the topics of festival research which are adopted in the
eld of Cultural Studies, by means of an analysis of selected international English-language …

Drawing on a decade of ethnographic research and participant observation in the Sydney
commercial electronic dance music (EDM) scene, this article explores some of the issues …