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Subculture to Clubcultures: An Introduction to Popular Cultural Studies

ISBN: 978-0-631-19788-1

December 1997

Wiley-Blackwell

156 pages

Description
In Subculture to Clubculture Steve Redhead responds to the separation of 'youth' and 'pop' in the 1980's and the fragmentation of the audience for popular music in the 1990's.
About the Author
Steve Redhead is Reader in Law and Popular Culture at the Manchester Metropolitan University. He is Director of the Unit for Law and Popular Culture and Co-Director of the Manchester Institute for Popular Culture at the Manchester Metropolitan University.
Features
* Informed by original ethnographic research and oral history into popular music and youth culture.
* Presents a broad-ranging history from the post-Punk era of the late 70's through the 80's to the internationalisation -- or globalisation -- of sport and music influenced youth and dance clubcultures of the 1990s.
* This history is based on first-hand research and unique archive collections of music, video, fanzines memorabilia and personal interviews.
* Supported by suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive discography.