Bristol Independent Live Music Scene
- Submitting institution
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University of the West of England, Bristol
- Unit of assessment
- 34 - Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management
- Output identifier
- 6873586
- Type
- T - Other
- DOI
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- Location
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- Brief description of type
- This output consists of an exhibition and three book chapters.
- Open access status
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- Month
- May
- Year
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- Yes
- Double-weighted statement
- This multi-component output consists of a major exhibition and three book chapters, all of which explore the everyday experiences of various participants in Bristol’s live independent music scene.
Our argument for double-weighting is the duration and scope of this research, from the co-founding of the Bristol Live Independent Music Archive (BLIMA) in 2009 through to the present. The resulting substantial output combines innovative curatorial practice and traditional scholarship in a layered process of creative and critical investigation with local, national and international reach
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This output consists of an exhibition and three book chapters, all of which explore the everyday experiences of various participants in Bristol’s live independent music scene, examining issues of cultural identity, locality, class, gender and ethnicity and music’s role in the promotion of Bristol as a creative city.
Research Process
The research uses material in the Bristol Live Independent Music Archive (BLIMA), established in 2009 by Hyder and Michelle Henning, to chart Bristol’s live independent music scene, from 1950 onwards. Establishing the BLIMA Facebook page in 2010 enabled the resource to be widely shared, leading to Hyder’s invitation to work as developer (content, design and perspective) on its ‘Bristol Music: Seven Decades of Sound’ exhibition, which ran for five months during the summer of 2018. Its success led to Hyder continuing to work with MShed to establish a lasting digital legacy. The associated conference papers and three book chapters enabled more in-depth discussion of Bristol’s importance as a music city and helped promote international recognition. This is evidenced by Hyder’s participation in the Ten Cities Project developed at the Goethe Institute in Nairobi (2013), which brought together musicians, academics and journalists from 5 African and 5 European cities, resulting in Hyder’s co-authored chapter in the project’s summative publication in 2020.
Research Insights
The exhibition incorporated BLIMA’s core focus on everyday experience and the interrogation of ethnicity, gender, class and locality. Together with the publications, this research has opened out issues of identity and inter-ethnic creativity within Bristol’s music communities, and the city’s distinctive mix of ethnicities, genres, underground club cultures and informal, often transitory spaces. The research has developed insights into concepts of cultural syncretism and cross-cultural exchange. The exhibition, papers and chapters have provided a resource for teachers, researchers and historians of popular culture, music and everyday life.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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