This book assesses the legacy of Dick Hebdige and his work on subcultures in his seminal work, Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979). The volume interrogates the concept of subculture put forward by Hebdige, and asks if this concept is still capable of helping us understand the subcultures of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume assess the main theoretical trends behind Hebdige’s work, critically engaging with their value and how they orient a researcher or student of subculture, and also look at some absences in Hebdige’s original account of subculture, such as gender and ethnicity. The book concludes with an interview with Hebdige himself, where he deals with questions about his concept of subculture and the gestation of his original work in a way that shows his seriousness and humour in equal measure. This volume is a vital contribution to the debate on subculture from some of the best researchers and academics working in the field in the twenty-first century.
Ealing School of Art, Design and Media, University of West London, London, UK
Anna Gough-Yates
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
Sian Lincoln
London Metropolitan University, London, UK
Bill Osgerby
School of History, Art History and Philosophy, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK
Lucy Robinson
University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
John Street
University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
Peter Webb
Department of History, University of Reading, Reading, UK
Matthew Worley
About the editors
The Subcultures Network was formed as the Interdisciplinary Network for the Study of Subcultures, Popular Music and Social Change in 2011. The Network’s steering committee comprises Keith Gildart (University of Wolverhampton), Anna Gough-Yates (University of Roehampton), Sian Lincoln (Liverpool John Moores University), Bill Osgerby (London Metropolitan University), Lucy Robinson (University of Sussex), John Street (University of East Anglia), Pete Webb (University of the West of England) and Matthew Worley (University of Reading).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hebdige and Subculture in the Twenty-First Century
Book Subtitle: Through the Subcultural Lens
Editors: Keith Gildart, Anna Gough-Yates, Sian Lincoln, Bill Osgerby, Lucy Robinson, John Street, Peter Webb, … Matthew Worley