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<p class="MsoNormal">Andy Bennett (Griffith University) will be the
next speaker in the Communications and Media Studies research seminar
series. The seminar will take place on, May 26, <span style=""
lang="EN-US">English Library (Clayton Campus, Menzies
Building, W710), 3 to 4.30 pm. Title and abstract below:</span><span
style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Ageing rockers and
die hard punks: When youth culture meets middle age<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">In the
study of popular music reception, ageing
audiences have never been a major focus of attention. Occasional
references to
ageing audiences that do appear, both in academic and popular texts,
often tend
to cast such audiences in a negative light - as cultural misfits or
overgrown
teenagers. <span style="color: black;">It could, however, be argued
that such
representations of ageing popular audiences are </span>increasingly
out of step
with a world in which definitions of ageing and generational boundaries
are
radically shifting. Indeed, within this context popular music may be
argued to
take on a critical new significance as a form of cultural authority;
just as
music functions as a cultural beacon for youth, so, it could be argued
it is
used by ageing individuals in the framing of their identities and
lifestyles.
As such, ageing popular music audiences can be situated in the context
of a
late modern cultural territory where issues of age, identity and
lifestyle are
becoming increasingly complex.<br>
<br>
<br>
Everyone welcome<br>
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Dimitris Vardoulakis
School of English, Communications and Performance Studies
Communications and Media Studies
Building 11
Monash University
Clayton, Vic, 3800
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9905 2442
Fax: + 61 3 9905 2135
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href="http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/communications/staff/dimitris-vardoulakis/">www.arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/communications/staff/dimitris-vardoulakis/</a></pre>
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