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Spooner traces the emergence of the Gothic subculture over the past few decades and examines the various aspects of contemporary society that revolve around the grotesque, abject, and artificial. The Gothic is continually resituated in different spheres of culture, she reveals, as she explores the transplantation of the "street" Goth style to haute couture runway looks by fashion designers. The Gothic also appears in a number of surprisingly diverse representations, and Spooner" "considers them all, from the artistic excesses of Jake and Dinos Chapman to the fashions of Alexander McQueen, and from the mind-bending films of David Lynch to the abnormal postmodern subjects of Joel-Peter Witkin's photography.
In an engaging way, "Contemporary Gothic "argues that this style ultimately balances a number of contradictions--the grotesque and incorporeal, authentic self-expression and campiness, mass popularity and cult appeal, comfort and outrage--and these contradictions make the Gothic a crucial expression of contemporary cultural currents. Whether seeking to understand the stories behind the TV show "Supernatural "or to extract deeper meanings from modernliterature, "Contemporary Gothic" is a lively and virtually unparalleled study of the modern Gothic sensibility that pervades popular culture today.
Spooner traces the emergence of the Gothic subculture over the past few decades and examines the various aspects of contemporary society that revolve around the grotesque, abject, and artificial. The Gothic is continually resituated in different spheres of culture, she reveals, as she explores the transplantation of the "street" Goth style to haute couture runway looks by fashion designers. The Gothic also appears in a number of surprisingly diverse representations, and Spooner" "considers them all, from the artistic excesses of Jake and Dinos Chapman to the fashions of Alexander McQueen, and from the mind-bending films of David Lynch to the abnormal postmodern subjects of Joel-Peter Witkin's photography.
In an engaging way, "Contemporary Gothic "argues that this style ultimately balances a number of contradictions--the grotesque and incorporeal, authentic self-expression and campiness, mass popularity and cult appeal, comfort and outrage--and these contradictions make the Gothic a crucial expression of contemporary cultural currents. Whether seeking to understand the stories behind the TV show "Supernatural "or to extract deeper meanings from modernliterature, "Contemporary Gothic" is a lively and virtually unparalleled study of the modern Gothic sensibility that pervades popular culture today.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 240 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781861893017 |
| ISBN-10: | 1861893019 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Spooner, Catherine |
| Hersteller: | Reaktion Books |
| Maße: | 211 x 149 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Catherine Spooner |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.2006 |
| Gewicht: | 0,316 kg |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 240 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781861893017 |
| ISBN-10: | 1861893019 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Spooner, Catherine |
| Hersteller: | Reaktion Books |
| Maße: | 211 x 149 x 17 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Catherine Spooner |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.11.2006 |
| Gewicht: | 0,316 kg |
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