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Article de Périodique
Crowded contexts: On the affective dynamics of alcohol and other drug use in nightlife spaces (2014)
Auteur(s) :
BOHLING, F. ;
Complexity: Researching alcohol and other drugs in a multiple world (August 21-23, 2013; Aarhus, Denmark)
Année
2014
Page(s) :
361-392
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Thésaurus mots-clés
THEORIE
;
MILIEU FESTIF
;
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
ETUDE QUALITATIVE
;
CONCEPT
;
SOCIOLOGIE
;
ETHNOGRAPHIE
Thésaurus géographique
DANEMARK
Résumé :
The primary aim of this article is to contribute to ongoing debates regarding the role of context in relation to the use of alcohol and other drugs (AOD). I argue that the concepts of imitation, suggestion and crowds, which will be extracted from the writings of Gabriel Tarde (and more recent scholars reinventing his work), enable a rethinking of the questions of subjectivity, agency and context of AOD use that chimes well with recent posthumanist work in the field. By taking into account the emotional, bodily and spatial dimensions of AOD use contexts, the approach I will describe in this article adds a renewed sensitivity to the affective dynamics of crowded nightclub spaces. In the analytical part of the article, drawing on qualitative data from a case study of an electronic music venue in Copenhagen, I examine how alcohol and drug practices and experiences are affectively modulated by masses of people in spaces.
Affiliation :
Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research, Aarhus University, Denmark
Cote :
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