@article{Millette_2011, title={Independent Podcasting as a Specific Online Participative Subculture: a case study of Montreal’s podcasters}, volume={1}, url={https://spir.aoir.org/ojs/index.php/spir/article/view/9111}, abstractNote={<p>Based on a theoretical framework grounded in a sociological analysis of usage and the<br />subculture paradigmatic approach of Cultural Studies, this paper analyzes the socio-cultural<br />dynamic of online participation through the use of a technological device in a digitally literate<br />community, namely independent podcasters. I argue that independent podcasting should not be<br />understood as either a form of ‘radio-to-go’ or a simple online delivery system. Drawing on data<br />collected in a three-year period of research within the Montreal (Canada) podcasting<br />community, I propose that independent audio podcasting is a specific form of online<br />participation, with its own subcultural logic and a unique ‘style’ that is completely different<br />from the institutional and traditional radio model. To present the specificity of the podcasting<br />subculture, this paper demonstrates how a podcast’s distinctive style is formed, through a<br />singular level of familiarity among users, the subversion of lexical radio conventions and the<br />influence of DJing and blogging on podcasters’ practices. This paper illustrates the stylistic<br />repertoire of Montreal’s independent podcasters based on an online practice on the fringe of the<br />mainstream media production model, specifically with regard to commercial radio.</p>}, journal={AoIR Selected Papers of Internet Research}, author={Millette, melanie}, year={2011}, month={Oct.} }