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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817270603321

Autore

Siegel Carol <1952->

Titolo

Goth's dark empire [[electronic resource] /] / Carol Siegel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2005

ISBN

9786612072574

1-282-07257-9

0-253-11156-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

306/.1

Soggetti

Goth culture (Subculture)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Perils for the pure -- In memoriam darkwave hippies -- That obscure object of desire revisited -- Boys don't cry -- Heterosexualizing the femme boy -- Identity hunter A.

Sommario/riassunto

In Goth's Dark Empire cultural historian Carol Siegel provides a                fascinating look at Goth, a subculture among Western youth. It came to prominence                with punk performers such as Marilyn Manson and was made infamous when it was linked                (erroneously) to the Columbine High School murders. While the fortunes of Goth                culture form a portion of this book's story, Carol Siegel is more interested in                pursuing Goth as a means of resisting regimes of sexual normalcy, especially in its                celebration of sadomasochism (S/