Goth obviously emerged from punk, but punk didn't last. The same can't be siad most subcultures: Hippies are old hat; skinheads have come and gone; grunge is yesterday's news. Why does goth alone remain undead? That question is one of many considered in two new books on the subject: Contemporary Gothic, by Catherine Spooner (Reaktion Books), and Goth: Undead Subculture. ( Chronicle of Higher Ed)
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Posted on: June 13, 2007 11:04 AM, by EJGili
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None of these subcultures ever quite go away. They fade for a time, surviving as underground cult scenes, but then there is the inevitable revival, often with a look and sound markedly different than earlier incarnations. There have been several waves of punk, emo, oi, ska, hippie, rockabilly etc. Even lounge and swing were surprisingly revived.
Goth also has a long line of predecessors, from silent screen vamps to campy TV hosts to novelty acts like Jay Hawkins and Lord Sutch, and perhaps even the group around Byron and Percy Shelley (see Ken Russell's movie Gothic).
Posted by: Colugo | June 13, 2007 07:51 PM