Inside Subculture: The Postmodern Meaning of Style (Dress, Body, Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1859733522 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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While there is considerable popular interest in the subject matter covered here, Muggleton writes almost exclusively for specialists in the field. Highly recommended for academic libraries.DAndrew Brodie Smith, Martin Luther King Memorial Lib., Washington, DC Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. His use of professional jargon and propensity to quote liberally from secondary sources will discourage all but the most intrepid general readers. . From Library Journal While this book is ostensibly about dress and style in various British subcultures, scholar Muggleton uses clothing largely as a point of departure to explore the values and motives of those who identify themselves,
He concludes that a Romantic libertarianism has permeated working-class culture and that the distinction between 'individualistic' middle-class countercultures and 'collectivist' working-class subcultures has been over-emphasized.. By listening to the voices of the subcultural stylists themselves - their subjective perceptions of their style and the ideas that lie behind them - the author provides original insights into issues of subjectivity and identity.Situating an empirical case study within a wider consideration of postmodernism and cultural change, the author rejects cultural studies perspectives that attempt to 'read' subcultures as texts. What motivates people to dress in a manner that marks them out as different to the conventional norm? Is it true that, with dress, 'anything goes' in our mix-and-match postmodern culture? Have easily recognizable, authentic subcultures imploded in a glut of ironic revivals and stylistic fragmentation? Does this supposed 'po
David Muggleton is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, at University College Chichester.
At last, somebody shows empathy, not just sympathy. Muggleton's biggest strength is that he tries to understand subjective experiences of subculturalists in their neverending conquest for differentiating themselves from the conventional. Unlike Birmingham scholars, Muggleton does not start with a pre given, dichotomous assumption about materially opressed subcultures against a totalizing dominant culture, but rather has a nominalist cultural orientation. So, if you are a materialist or structuralist, his perspective might put you off.This book is indispensable if you are studying subcultures/youth cultures/microcultures/e. Liam Maloney said Reviewings hard. Well i don't have much to say on this one. I ordered it as a help for my media assignment. Found it useful but a little long-winded and a little too specialised in terms of examples.I'd recommend Sarah Thornton's "Club Cluture" as a good partner to this book.