Interpreting Subcultures

J. Patrick Williams is Associate Professor of Sociology at Nanyang Technological University.

• Part 1: Approaching Interpretive Practice1. Making Sense of Subcultures: Interpretive Practice and/in Subcultural Theory - J. Patrick Williams2. Subculture, Scene, Lifestyle, or Movement? Conceptualizing Straight Edge from Insider and Academic Perspectives - Ross Haenfler3. Ghosts in the Machine: (Post)subculture and the ‘Problem’ of Contemporary Youth - Andy Bennett and Daniel BennettPart 2: Contextualizing Interpretive Practice4. No More Heroes: Portuguese Punk and the Notion of Subculture in the Global South - Paula Guerra5. Still Crazy After All Those Years: A Trajectory of Discourses on Youth Subcultures in Korea, from Exclusion to Recognition to Legitimization - Hyunjoon Shin6. Interpreting Chinese Punk: From Doing Nothing to Hermit Lifestyle - Jian Xiao and Xinxin Dong7. The Dynamic Meaning of Subculture among DIY Indonesian Musicians - Oki Rahadianto SutopoPart 3: Embodying Interpretive Practice8. “That’s Not Punk!” Authenticity, Older Punk Women, and the ‘Doing’ of Punk Scholarship - Laura Way9. “Let’s All Be Friends”: Emotional Labor and Insider Research of Punk Subculture - Stanislav Vysotsky and Donna Manion10. Intimacy, Exchange, and Friendship as Sensitizing Concepts: Interpreting and Teaching Subcultures through Ethnographic Fieldwork - Shane Blackman and Laura BarnettPart 4: Conclusion11. Approaching, Contextualizing, and Embodying Interpretive Practice in Subcultural Studies - J. Patrick Williams and Samuel Judah

“With a refreshing focus on reflection, interpretation, and subjectivity throughout, this fascinating international collection explores the meanings that lie behind the living and researching of subcultural identities. Essential reading for students and researchers alike.” Paul Hodkinson, University of Surrey