DIY music venues between Assimilation, Scene-Traditionalism, and ‘Subcultural Institutionalization’

Description

The presentation examines how originally DIY-based music venues handle ongoing transformations within their surrounding urban environment. It takes into account broader processes of urban regeneration, the appearance of a more and more commercialised live music culture and changing spatial strategies of DIY scenes.

Fieldwork around three clubs in Hamburg, Germany – Golden Pudel, Molotow and Mojo Club – shows that the venues undergo different changes in order to preserve their idea(l)s of self-governed cultural work. Therefore, new basic conditions evoke fundamental changes regarding the venues´ initial spatial and cultural strategies, which lead to new constellations and levels of autonomy, professionalisation and institutionalisation.

Period	07.03.2018
Event title	Visiting Scholars Seminar Series 2018
Event type	Seminar
Organiser	Griffith University
Location	Brisbane, Australia, QueenslandShow on map
Degree of Recognition	Regional