"Drawing on a wide range of examples from literature, comics, film, television and digital media, "Nerd Ecology" is the first substantial ecocritical study of nerd culture's engagement with environmental issues. Exploring such works as Star Trek, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, The…
"Germany has one of the liveliest and well-developed punk scenes in the world. However, punk in this country is not just a style-based music community. This book provides an anthropological examination of how punk reflects the larger changes and contradictions in post-reunificat…
Subcultures, popular music and social change
"The first comprehensive collection of original studies that address the hipster and hipster culture from a range of Cultural Studies perspectives"
"Authenticity is much sought after; being described as inauthentic is an insult or an embarrassment. Being authentic suggests that a given behaviour or performance is reflective of a ‘trueness’ or ‘genuineness’ to one’s identity. From a social science perspective there is someti…
"This collection of new essays provides for the first time a thorough analysis of the intersections between comics and punk. The contributors expand the discussion beyond the familiar U.S. and UK scenes to include the influence punk has had on comics produced in other countries,…
Opgør med den moderne aktivisme mod mainstream-forbrugerisme. Ifølge forfatterne foreslår grupper som Attac og Adbusters blot en alternativ forbrugerisme, der fungerer på samme vilkår som den kapitalisme de hævder at bekæmpe
No Wave is the first book to visually chronicle the collision of art and punk in the New York underground of 1976 to 1980. This in depth look at punk rock, new wave, experimental music, and the avant-garde art movement of the 70s and 80s focuses on the true architects of No Wave…
Introduction: The DIY Ethos -- A History in Fragments -- Indonesia Goes DIY -- Everyday Production -- The Indie Style -- On Cutting and Pasting: A Theory of DIY Fashion -- On Site and Sound: Music and Borders in a DIY World -- Conclusion: The Indie Mainstream Through rich ethno…