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Goth Histories
  • ISSN: 2044-1983
  • E-ISSN: 2044-3706

Abstract

This introduction offers a way into ’s Special Issue on ‘Goth Histories’. It points to recent traces of the subculture in popular culture and recognises key trends in a relatively vibrant scholarship. The issue was stimulated by a discussion between the two editors as to the whys and wherefores of this at a conference of the Subcultures Network in April 2023. The collected articles hope to give some sense of the different ways by which the Gothic retains a punk-inflected presence into the twenty-first century. Long may it continue to haunt our mindscapes, mediascapes and landscapes.

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2024-11-13
2026-04-10

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Keyword(s): 1980s; goth; gothic; nostalgia; post-punk; punk; subculture; undead
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