Topic: Gothic culture

Sources:

Bibby, Michael; Goodlad, Lauren. Goth: Undead Subculture. Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.

Hodkinson, Paul. Goth: Identity, Style, and Subculture. Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2002.

Siegel, Carol. Goth's Dark Empire. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2005.

Spooner, Catherine, Ph. D. Fashioning Gothic Bodies. Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave, 2004.

Wolfram, Herwig. History of Goths. Berkeley : University of California Press, c1987.

Reflection:

Goth: Identity, Style, and Subculture was a great source to research. I was a bit nervous before beginning this assignment because I was afraid that the only books or articles that I could find would be about Gothic revival or Gothic architecture, topics that do not relate to the culture I had chosen. The author , Paul Hodkinson, is a sociologist who studied a great deal about the G0thic culture. Hodkinson discusses this culture and when it first emerged from Britain’s punk-rock scene in the late 1970s. When I read this, I had NO idea that the Goth scene had only been around for such a short time. I then began to think about how the Gothic culture has changed in the past four decades. I am now debating whether I should narrow my search or have my focal point on Gothic culture of a particular decade. I also may want to focus on the location of this Gothic culture. Should I research the culture in England, where it all began? Or Los Angeles, Austin, Leeds, Buffalo, New York City, and Sydney? Other things I really liked about this book are the personal accounts and experiences of individuals who are included in this culture. This is gives great credibility to the author.