Abstract
In this paper, I draw from my experience in Sydney's breaking culture to expose the transgressive potential of hip-hop music and dance in (re)imagining dominant conceptualisations of place. My focus is limited to the front exterior of 143-147 Liverpool Street in Sydney's Central Business District (CBD). During the day, this site - now known as the 'Downing Centre Courts' - is a milieu of government-sanctioned regulation; yet by night, the crew 143 Liverpool Street Familia's affective engagement transforms the space into one of creative potential. To critically examine this relationship I draw on my active involvement as a member of the crew and analyse my experiences through a Deleuze-Guattarian framework. This dual perspective turns a critical lens on both the way place is organised through 'common-sense' regulatory practices and it's capacity to be re-organised through creative engagement.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Communities, places, ecologies |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the 2013 IASPM-ANZ Conference |
Editors | Jadey O'Regan, Toby Wren |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, QLD |
Publisher | International Association for the Study of Popular Music |
Pages | 84-95 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780975774779 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Event | IASPM-ANZ Conference - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 24 Nov 2013 → 26 Nov 2013 |
Conference
Conference | IASPM-ANZ Conference |
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City | Brisbane, Australia |
Period | 24/11/13 → 26/11/13 |