The Psychogeographic Influence on Memories, Popular Music, and Identity: A Case Study from 1995-2022 of the Grateful Dead.
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Keywords: sonic geography, ethnography, mental mapping
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Margaret Lane Walton, Jacksonville State University
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In this paper, sonic geography and its impact on human and cultural geography will be explored through popular music, specifically the Grateful Dead, from 1995 to 2022. This research focuses on the eventization of the band and popular music post-Jerry Garcia’s death, whereas previous research conducted has focused primarily on the band from 1965 to 1995. The infamous psychedelic, rock and roll band was widely known for the created and imagined communities that it forged over their 30-year run.
Recent research on soundscapes and music’s role in the study of geography precipitated the need for more attention to be drawn to the subject of music geography. This paper explores the listeners' experiences of the Grateful Dead’s music in order to investigate how the Grateful Dead’s music creates an affective place experience, thus establishing a larger communal soundscape of the Grateful Dead.
This work seeks to explore how the power of sound can symbolize or leave a powerful imprint in listeners minds and how exactly this contributes to self-identity, community, and our perception of place. This work examines Grateful Dead inspired cover bands, the difference in the Deadhead community post Jerry Garcia’s death, and how the popular music scene for psychedelic rock has evolved over the years.
The Psychogeographic Influence on Memories, Popular Music, and Identity: A Case Study from 1995-2022 of the Grateful Dead.
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