Postmodernist view on Youth cultures Flashcards
Manchester Institute of Popular Culture (MIPS)
Research on club cultures :
- No clear gender , class or ethnic distinctions could be found .
- Role of the media as an integral part of club culture
Thornton (1976)
Subcultural capital
- Influencer by Bourdieus’ educational capital
- Media can be seen as subcultural capital
- “being in the know about what is in or out on the subcultural scene”
- Clubbers use subcultural capital to gain status and distinguish themselves and being more authentic
Redhead (1990)
Idea of authentic subcultures that develop from outside of media could no longer be sustained and now subcultures are formed through the media
Maffesoli (1996)
Neo tribes
- Refers to much loosely organised group with no fixed memberships
- Group members are not formed on the basis of social categories e .g. social class , but are formed to have fun and experiment
Bennett (1999)
Neotribes
- Based on fashion , music and lifestyle
- No shared core values such as political beliefs
Polhemus (1994)
Fluidity and Supermarket of style :
- Youths can create identities by picking and mixing from various cultures , fashion , lifestyle and music .
- Lots of choices today - commitment to one style is less common
- Style is more important than substance
Hollands and Chatterton
- youth culture today is largely mainstream and corporate
Bauman
In postmodern societies everything becomes more fluid , identities , relationships and culture
nayak
Hybrid subculture - white wannabes - young white working class males who adopt the style and language of black culture
Luke and Luke
Culture is derived from the media creating greater hybridity
cashmore
Study of gangsta rap
- rap culture through Jamaica in 60s to new york in 70s to LA in 80: and worldwide
- shows how it evolved and changed , how local artists in different countries modified the style and sound of rap to adapt it to their own culture
