Date of Award
Spring 5-13-2011
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Michelle Brattain
Second Advisor
Isa Blumi
Abstract
ABSTRACT Punk moved from a marginal subculture to an underground counter-culture -- hardcore punk -- which shared musical culture and sense of a communal identity. Local punk scenes grew, in part due to attention from mass media. New kids in the scene brought new tensions and attracted the attention of authorities. Two police incidents signaled a shift in the punks' view of themselves. I examine two punk scenes from 1975 to 1985 in Los Angeles, USA and Ljubljana, Yugoslavia by looking at newspapers, television programs, fanzines, music, and clothing. I show that a loosely connected group of individuals, self-identified as punk, became increasingly similar as the parent cultures put increasing pressure on punks.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/1734390
Recommended Citation
Clegg, Mindy L., ""Through the Roof and Underground": Translocal Hardcore Punk in Los Angeles and Ljubljana." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2011.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/1734390