Reviews for Blood Beats: Vol. 1 Demos, Remixes and Extended Versions

The average rating for Blood Beats: Vol. 1 Demos, Remixes and Extended Versions based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-06-24 00:00:00 Adewumi Temilade This collection of essays by film scholar Richard Dyer are all specifically about entertainment as a concept, or are about entertainers and entertainment products such as movies, pin-up posters and disco. I've read and re-read the chapters on how entertainment is constructed and deconstructed as a concept because I find it a fascinating and under-researched area of cultural studies. The other chapters are great supporting case studies. The book can feel a little scattered at times, because these essays and articles have been collected from over Dyer's career and were originally published in a variety of different journals. However, the introduction and the last chapter on the waning of entertainment (added for the second edition, I believe) help underline the themes and tie the book together.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-01-06 00:00:00 Joseph Nolting Still reading, but looks at stripping from the performance studies perspective.