Skrimsjö, Veronica AM
(2013)
‘I, me, mine?’: an initial consideration of (popular music record) collecting aesthetics, identities & practices.
Doctor of Philosophy thesis, University of Liverpool.
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Abstract
Current there is very little academic literature dealing with the topic of record collecting, and when the topic is broached it appears to be done so with some level of suspicion towards the record collector. Thus, the only depictions of record collectors in the public domain tend to be very stereotypical and demeaning. This work aims to serve as a new starting point in how the record collector and the practices involved are viewed and understood by considering the roots of these stereotypes, which mainly stem from the work of the Frankfurt School theorists who lived during a time of great insecurity both in regards to new methods of production for cultural artefacts and art, but also their physical lives. Once this has been achieved, a consideration of more realistic record collecting practices will take place through discussions with collectors themselves, an examination of a collectible record label (Vertigo Records) and a diachronic analysis of the theories that have contributed to a fallacious view of the record collector. The record collector consumes his/her records on an individual basis – both in terms of person to person, but also – and, crucially – even record to record. Ultimately, it will be argued that one cannot define consumption through (the artefact’s) production, which mistakenly most considerations of the record collector have done.
Item Type: | Thesis (Doctor of Philosophy) |
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Additional Information: | Date: 2013-06 (completed) |
Subjects: | ?? ML ?? |
Divisions: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of the Arts |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2014 09:06 |
Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2022 04:42 |
DOI: | 10.17638/00018477 |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/18477 |