Genres as Social Affect: Cultivating Moods and Emotions through Playlists on Spotify

This article bridges work on media technologies and affect theories through an analysis of how users appropriate playlists on Spotify. Our study draws on 30 interviews with users of music streaming services in Costa Rica and an analysis of their accounts on these platforms. We discuss how users crea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ignacio Siles, Andrés Segura-Castillo, Mónica Sancho, Ricardo Solís-Quesada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-05-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305119847514