Subcultures between research, history writing and myth-making

Bart S. van der Steen, T.P.F. Verburgh

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Abstract

This book brings together contributions that analyse how subcultural myths develop and how they can be studied. Through critical engagement with (history) writing and other sources on subcultures by contemporaries, veterans, popular media and researchers, it aims to establish: how stories and histories of subcultures emerge and become canonized through the process of mythification; which developments and actors are crucial in this process; and finally how researchers like historians, sociologists, and anthropologists should deal with these myths and myth-making processes. By considering these issues and questions in relation to mythmaking, this book provides new insights on how to research the identity, history, and cultural memory of youth subcultures.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon & New York
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-41909-7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
PublisherPalgrave

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