sceneness

English

Etymology

scene +‎ -ness

Noun

sceneness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of belonging to a subcultural scene.
   • 2021, Fatma Sagir, Rocking Islam: Music and the Making of New Muslim Identities, page 144:

     Kahn-Harris sees construction and structure as interacting dimensions: I identify sceneness as a fundamental form of such an interaction. By sceneness I mean the feeling of social and emotional proximity that weaves a scene, giving its members the sense of “being in it together”.

   • 2021, Damien Charrieras, François Mouillot, Fractured Scenes, page 6:

     Locality, Translocalism, Sceneness. This book examines the various modes of articulation of underground music and sound practices in the Hong Kong and East Asian contexts while seeking to avoid the pitfalls of cultural essentialism.