Send in the Clones - A Cultural Study of the Tribute Band - Georgina Gregory
Fandom and Collective Participation
Send in the Clones - A Cultural Study of the Tribute Band - Georgina Gregory
Georgina Gregory [+]
University of Central Lancashire
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Georgina Gregory is a senior lecturer in Media and Film at the University of Central Lancashire where she teaches modules on popular music, youth and popular culture and cultural theory. She also works as a freelance music researcher for the UK Performing Rights Society. In addition to publications on popular music and youth culture, Georgina is co-author of The Essential Guide to Careers in Media and Film (Sage, 2007).
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Studying the behaviour and attitudes of fans at these events involves entering relatively uncharted territory for as Curtis (1987) notes, audiences are one of the least studied aspects of popular music. While the consumption of classical music is conditioned by the genre’s lengthy history, popular music is still relatively new to the academy and is only partially accepted within scholarly circles. Furthermore, because classical music is well-established within the school and university curriculum, responses to it are carefully conditioned, making the reactions and activities of the audience more predictable and stable.