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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Jodie
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T14:05:37Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T14:05:37Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2010-03-31T07:36:02Z
dc.identifier.issn1030-4312
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10304310802311626
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/26227
dc.description.abstractBrisbane's queer scene is relatively obscure; outside those who actively participate in it, little is known of it and practically nothing is written about it. Broadly speaking, queer culture works in direct contrast to the coherent and commodified culture of the gay mainstream and collectively rejects conventional 'gay music', favouring instead a multiplicity of musical styles and performances. This is particularly evident in the local context where queer clubs and events were born to facilitate the musical desires of those dissatisfied with the music spun weekly at mainstream gay venues. The present paper demonstrates how the local queer scene's musical eclecticism corresponds to its multifarious performances of queer sexuality, suggesting that queer musical performances and events produce a musico-sexual synergy that accommodates an array of sexual perversities and musical tastes. The paper looks at both the musical performances and related identity performances that occur in Brisbane's queer club scene and queer social events, focusing particularly on the scene's accommodation of 'alternative' musical tastes. Supporting material gathered from interviews with scene participants provides the basis for a critical examination of Brisbane's queer music scene and is placed in the context of contemporary discourse on both queer and musical identities.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kindgom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom651
dc.relation.ispartofpageto665
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalContinuum: journal of media & cultural studies
dc.relation.ispartofvolume22
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchScreen and digital media
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCommunication and media studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCultural studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3605
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4701
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4702
dc.titleThe queerest of the queer: sexuality, politics and music on the Brisbane scene
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2008 Taylor & Francis. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorTaylor, Jodie L.


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