Just a Phase? Goth Subculture as an identity constant beyond youth
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2024-05-05
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2022Supervisor
Rachel Robertson
Peter Beilharz
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Thesis
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PhD
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Humanities
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School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
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Abstract
This research examines the global phenomenon of Goth subculture. It engages with long-term participants in the Goth community to quantify Goth identity characteristics, underpinned by the questions: is Goth just a phase, what is Goth and what is the nature of Gothness. I propose Goth is a Socio-Aesthetic Framework around which identity is intentionally formed, maintained and evolved. To test this I investigate the nature of Goth identity and how it is sustained beyond youth.
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