Punk Identity?

CIU211.1 Dialectic Response - Benjamin Varela

Albert Cohen?

“Middle-Class youths cannot achieve mainstream goals by legitimate means due to being culturally deprived.”

What is Punk Rock?

Punk rock (or simply punk) is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock.

What is Punk Subculture?

The punk subculture, which centres on punk rock music, includes a diverse array of ideologies, fashions and forms of expression, including visual art, dance, literature and film. The subculture is largely characterized by anti-establishment views and the promotion of individual freedom.

Punk Ideologies?

Punk ideologies are a group of varied social and political beliefs associated with the punk subculture. In its original incarnation, the punk subculture was primarily concerned with concepts such as anti-establishment, equality, freedom, anti-authoritarianism,individualism, direct action, free thought and non-conformity.

Nostalgia Terms?

EQUALITYFREE THOUGHTINDIVIDUAL FREEDOM

Punks reject mainstream

In a world where we have been raised to conform, the punk subculture has tried to do quite the opposite.

This is reflected by the subculture with the use of Fashion, Music and literature among others.

Subculture divided even more

The punk subculture is a vast one with many microcultures within it, each with its own set of characteristics that end up giving them an individual label. Usually these labels are given in parallel to the music listened to. There are two main Punk scenes that have been very influential to the overall Punk Subculture.

Street Punk

Street Punk is one of the older punk scenes.Started by the working class as they did not feel represented in the current punk era (during the 70s), the street punk scene still is alive to this day.

The Exploited? Yes, them.

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Street Punk apparel

Hardcore Punk

Hardcore Punk was another influential genre that provided a very strong punk fashion among the genres.

Unlike Street Punks, Hardcore punks are more simplistic in their fashion expression of nonconformity

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This simplicity would probably have something to do with their moshing and hardcore dancing practices.

More Hardcore

Hardcore punks dress in comfort and more simple garments such as the classic Black T-Shirt, hooded sweatshirts, Jeans, and Sneakers.

More Punk Genres (That I will not be talking about)

Ska PunkOi!Horror Punk

Celtic PunkSkate PunkPop Punk

Punks dislike some people? no shit...

While most punks respect and tolerate other sub cultures, there are always a small majority out there to create drama.

sXe are nice people regardless.

A personal anecdote regarding straight edge.

“Fuck Emo”

The Emo subculture is one particular group of people disliked by the punk subculture.

This hatred does not differ much from the dislike the Street Punks held towards the punk-scene in the 70s.

“His name’s Captain Anarchy but only in his mind.” - Anti-Flag (2000)

Posers are not a subculture but just individuals who pretend to be one way just to be liked by others.

These people are frowned upon mainly because it goes against the punk theme of individual freedom, which is a taboo in a subculture where being yourself is the basis of it.

Don’t fake it til you make it, just be yourself.

Although punks are generally identified by their clothing and musical taste, at the end of the day my definition of punk would be more on the lines as:

“An individual that does not conform to the standards that are expected from him/her by others, but conforms to the standards held by oneself.”

Did this make sense? Thanks?

Bibliography (Oh golly gee! links!)

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