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Punk Rock and the Politics of Place: Building a Better Tomorrow book cover

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Punk Rock and the Politics of Place Building a Better Tomorrow

By Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl Copyright 2014
326 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

326 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book is an ethnographic investigation of punk subculture as well as a treatise on the importance of place: a location with both physical form and cultural meaning. Rather than examining punk as a "sound" or a "style" as many previous works have done, it investigates the places that the subculture occupies and the cultural practices tied to those spaces. Since social groups need spaces of... Read more

Part I: Introduction  1. A Place for Punk  Part II: Punk Subculture  2. Are the Kids Alright?: The Trouble with Youth Culture Studies  3. What’s the Point of Punk?  Part III: Punk and Place  4. The Significance of Place  5. Locating Punk Space: From Bars and Clubs to Cellars and Squats  6. Organizing Punk Music Venues  Part IV: Conclusion  7. Building a Better Tomorrow: Lessons Learned from the Venue.  Afterword.  Appendices  Appendix A: Researching Punk and Place.  Appendix B: Interview Schedule.  Appendix C: Internet Forums Used in Recruiting Participants.  Appendix D: Overview of Observed Music Spaces.  Appendix E: Texts Analyzed.

Biography

Jeffrey S. Debies-Carl is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of New Haven.

"Sociologist Debies-Carl has crafted a well-written, thoughtful study of what punk rock and punk culture mean to its participants. His revised dissertation offers a thorough investigation of the punk subculture as it relates to both space and place. Summing Up: Recommended. Undergraduate and graduate music/ethnomusicology students." - J. Jocson-Singh, Columbia University, CHOICE Reviews
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