{"product_id":"club-commons-moving-bodies-to-grow-movements-in-queer-nightlife-and-beyond-9781805780069","title":"Club Commons: Moving Bodies to Grow Movements in Queer Nightlife and Beyond","description":"Queer communities have long transformed parties into something powerful: spaces where care flourishes, injustice gets challenged, and new worlds are danced into being. But today, DJs command huge fees while behind-the-scenes workers earn below minimum wage. Corporations profit from our culture while communities that created these spaces are displaced. As venues shut and workers burn out, it's clear that something has gone deeply wrong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClub Commons\u003c\/i\u003e takes you inside hidden stories of resistance and reinvention. We meet the people reshaping nightlife from below: abolitionist security teams creating safety without police, sober raves doubling as mental health support, radical childcare at parties, venues becoming worker cooperatives, and free party crews reclaiming public space. Through their work, we see how party-throwing skills build movements, how refusing to play changes everything, and why protecting queer nightlife means transforming who owns it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs queer nightlife moves from the margins to the mainstream, what have we lost - and what can we still gain? Part cultural history, part manifesto, \u003ci\u003eClub Commons\u003c\/i\u003e explores the power of the dance floor. A call to protect what we've built, and re-imagine what's still possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anjali Prashar-Savoie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Velocity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.18w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805780069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrashar-Savoie, Anjali:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eAnjali Prashar-Savoie\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, DJ and party organiser exploring nightlife, labour, and collective care. Recognised by the HarperCollins Author Academy, her work bridges dancefloor knowledge and cultural analysis. She holds an MA in Art \u0026amp; Politics from Goldsmiths and a BA in Social Anthropology from SOAS. Anjali lives on a boat in London, where she continues to dance, write, play tunes, and throw parties with friends.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Anjali Prashar-Savoie \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449291354269,"sku":"9781805780069","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_ce84ce9a-2905-473a-a3ed-a1687ab45007.jpg?v=1781631467","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/club-commons-moving-bodies-to-grow-movements-in-queer-nightlife-and-beyond-9781805780069","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}