Features Archive - NIGHTTIME.ORG

Cultural Production, Genre, Inequalities, Nightclubs

How do music genres shape inequalities and spacial dynamics in nightclubs?

What causes gender inequalities in the cultural sector? Does this differ along genre lines? How is meaning assigned to gender in different genres? Existing research shows that gender inequalities in nightlife employment are a consequence of informal work cultures’ privileging of male labor, including closed social networks and sexist perceptions and stereotypes within the production of the genre.

agent of change, noise complaints

How to address noise complaints and other neighbourhood issues?

Nightlife scenes and local communities have all the potential to coexist peacefully and productively in the urban environment. Each enriches the other, leading...

The Lockdown Effect

Lockdowns have created immense challenges for night-time industries, generating a ripple effect that has the potential to have a lasting impact. However, now...

The new organisation saving Tbilisi club culture

Learn how the Cultural and Creative Industries Union of Georgia (CCIU Georgia) is protecting Georgian electronic music and club culture.

Teaching the nightlife business, in an era without nightlife

A Q&A with Mark van Bergen, dance music journalist, author and lecturer, on his experiences teaching students about the dance music industry while the industry is on pause.

Rapid testing: The bridge between lockdowns and vaccinations

Rapid testing may be the transition strategy that the events industry needs to bridge the gap between lockdowns and vaccinations.

The first battle for Sydney nightlife has been won

Sydney is proving itself to be a success story in the power of sustained nightlife advocacy, pandemic notwithstanding.

Digital Technology & Media

No screenshots on the dancefloor: The Co-Reality Collective

Frank Sonder, international keynote speaker on the transformation of society and the economy through tech, takes us inside "the realest party on the internet."

Why communication and mediation will be key in recovering nightlife

Jordan Rahlia meditates on the role that outreach will play in recovering nightlife.

Covid-19 and the future of the social economy

A summary of some of the perceived long-term impacts of Covid-19 on the social economy.