Electronic dance music: discursive ambiguities

Abstract

This article reflects on the ambiguities that constitute the discourses around the electronic dance music, highlighting the socially constructed character of the same ones. From the point of view of Cultural Studies, we will focus on house and techno. Its close connection with technology has constituted a paradigm shift in the way music is done and understood in the 21st century. We intend to position our view to the importance that this genre can represent in the training of music students in Portugal, namely in higher education.