A short annoucement and link to the latest research output from the Foundations of House project, published in Popular Music and Society.
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The Trouble with Tribal: An Argument for Afro-House
We need to address issues in our past. Dance music believes itself egalitarian. But can we really say that when we’re making “tribal house”?
Redlining: The Economics of Musical Training
Redlining might be one of the most important factors in house music's history. It may have actually created the environment that underpinned house music's genesis.
Somethings Gotta Give — Cultural Idealism
FoH offers some personal thoughts on the connection between right-wing political climates and the stimulation of artistic endeavour in dance music history.
FoHDiary Day 13: Musical Freedom
With the field research coming to an end it's time to ask questions about what I've learned while here, and what's next for house music.
FoHDiary Day 11: Community Of The Spirit
Time to leave, off to NYC, and I'm left with questions about what house actually means in Chicago, and to whom does it belong.