Year: 2009
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The video-sharing website "YouTube" is a new televisual medium that is fundamentally different from commercial broadcast television.Because it can be used by ordinary individuals to transmit video to multiple points, it has facilitated a burgeoning culture of amateur broadcasters.Of the many forms of expression facilitated by this new medium, the musical performance has been among the more popular.This thesis explores how this emerging culture of amateur musicians perceives itself and its role in the greater scheme of mass media and self-expression.Ultimately, the research demonstrates that amateur musicians perceive YouTube as a venue for personally fulfilling and socially uplifting cultural interaction.
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Author: Andrew Muir
Language: English
Topic: Music History and Culture
Subfield: Music
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2147410613