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Hebdige and Subculture in the Twenty-First Century

Through the Subcultural Lens

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  • Explores the legacy of Dick Hebdige's seminal work on Subculture: The Meaning of Style (1979)
  • Asks whether Hebdige's concept of subculture is still relevant to our understanding of contemporary subcultures
  • Contains an interview with Hebidge himself, in which he reflects on the lasting legacy and evolution of his concept

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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK

    Keith Gildart

  • 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

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28475-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28474-9Published: 23 April 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28477-0Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28475-6Published: 22 April 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2730-9517

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-9525

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 278

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural History, British Culture, History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural Theory

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