Lecture - Subculture

'Subculture: The meaning of style' - 1979.

"Youth cultural styles begin by issuing symbolic challenges, but they must end by establishing new convections by creating new commodities, new industries or rejuvenating old one."

Symbolic challange to society - they are wrong & better way of living.

Creating your own rules.

Get sucked in by man stream and ruin.

Buying into rebellion.

Not the same thing as before - supporting what you are rebelling against.

Incorporation - Process of capitalism sussing in all the subcultures.

Fred Perry presents 'Subculture' (2012) Dir. Don Letts.

Sub - Don't have talent, only thing they have is what they are wearing.

Men defined.

Mods - The Who, The Jam, The Small Faces.

Stages.
1. Punk
2. Mod
3 & 4. Skinhead & Hippies
5. Rude box culture - From Jamaicans
6. Suede head - 1970

Mod living - clean living under extreme circumstances.

Fred Perry shirt - Simple but complex.

Skinhead - Not racist.
Brought Black & White together (60's Style)
Proud to be working class.
Dance to Reggae, proud to be multicultural - Shared community.

7. Skinhead came back.
- No style, violent, racist, just adapted the original skinhead look.
Media blown up.

8. Soul boy - Later mod.
Dance & dance obsessed.

9. Southern soul.

10. Punk - Bits of all old put together by people from art school.
- Malum McLaren.
- Clothes shops of Kings Road.

Johnny Rotton - Do what you want.

Girls made themselves heard.
Link - Reggae.
"Together as an Outsider".

Filth N Fury - Daily Mirror.
- Punk finished.
- Crazy hair and make-up came up after.
- Not real first punk.

11. Rock against racism.
- Asking questions to the society.
- Two tone.
- Look of music.

12. Coventry blokes.
- Wear Fila.
- Casual wear.
- Fashion & football - Liverpool.

13. Rave.
- Power dressing.
- Sound, light and pharmacy.
- "Not having it anymore".
- Acid house - Adding British culture.

About music genre now - Not cultures.

14. Brit pop.
- Was it a real one?
- Retro influenced.
- Backward looking.

Monday, 27 October 2014 by James Smith
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