TY - CHAP

T1 - Changing Identities of DIY based Music Venues? Clubs between Scene-Traditionalism, Assimilation and ‘Subcultural Institutionalization’

AU - Kuchar, Robin

N1 - Conference code: 4

PY - 2018/7

Y1 - 2018/7

N2 - Taking into account broader processes of urban regeneration, the appearance of a more and more commercialized live music culture and changing spatial strategies of DIY scenes, the paper examines how originally DIY based music venues as spaces of alternative cultural practices handle ongoing transformations within their surrounding environment.Therefore, the paper presents some results gathered from three case studies undertaken in Hamburg St. Pauli in 2017. As the fieldwork around Golden Pudel, Molotow and Mojo Club shows, each actor applies different strategies in order to preserve their basing – and individual - idea(l)s of self-governed cultural work. Over time, there can be observed considerable changes regarding self-conceptions, practices and socio-political positioning – from strictly adhering DIY values to take over rather established roles in local policy. Developments lead to new forms and levels of (in-)dependence, (il)legitimate professionalization and a kind of ‘subcultural institutionalization’, what in matters of DIY spaces seems to be quite paradoxical.

AB - Taking into account broader processes of urban regeneration, the appearance of a more and more commercialized live music culture and changing spatial strategies of DIY scenes, the paper examines how originally DIY based music venues as spaces of alternative cultural practices handle ongoing transformations within their surrounding environment.Therefore, the paper presents some results gathered from three case studies undertaken in Hamburg St. Pauli in 2017. As the fieldwork around Golden Pudel, Molotow and Mojo Club shows, each actor applies different strategies in order to preserve their basing – and individual - idea(l)s of self-governed cultural work. Over time, there can be observed considerable changes regarding self-conceptions, practices and socio-political positioning – from strictly adhering DIY values to take over rather established roles in local policy. Developments lead to new forms and levels of (in-)dependence, (il)legitimate professionalization and a kind of ‘subcultural institutionalization’, what in matters of DIY spaces seems to be quite paradoxical.

KW - Cultural Distribution/Cultural Organization

UR - https://www.kismifconference.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KISMIF-2018_-Book-of-Abstracts.pdf

M3 - Published abstract in conference proceedings

SP - 157

EP - 157

BT - Keep it Simple, Make it Fast! Gender, differences, identities and DIY cultures Book of Abstracts

A2 - Guerra, Paula

A2 - Bennett, Andy

PB - Universidade Porto

CY - Porto

T2 - 4th Keep it Simple Make it Fast! - KISMIF 2018

Y2 - 4 July 2018 through 7 July 2018

ER -