Subcultures and the Meaning of Style

Notes from lecture and Powerpoint:

Definitions of a subculture:

An analysis of a modern day subculture, Vaporwave:

Examples of Vaporwave and the sub genres of music within it:

Imagery showing the main style and aesthetics of Vaporwave:

Fig. 8:

Fig. 9:

Fig. 10:

References:

Patrick Williams, J. (2011). Subcultural theory : traditions and concepts. Cambridge, Uk ; Malden, Ma: Polity Press.

Hebdige, D. (2011). Subculture : the meaning of style. London: Routledge.

The Daily Targum. (2019). Meme music: An abridged history of vaporwave. [online] Available at: https://www.dailytargum.com/article/2019/10/the-history-of-vaporwave [Accessed 13 Apr. 2020].

The Vintage News. (2017). Vaporwave: A retro-futuristic subculture that waxes nostalgic for the 1990s ... [online] Available at: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/11/30/vaporwave/ [Accessed 13 Apr. 2020].
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Image References:

 Fig. 8 https://www.flickr.com/photos/183192706@N05/48475685782/
[Accessed 13 Apr. 2020]

Fig. 9 https://www.behance.net/gallery/30159359/Neon-Aesthetic-Vaporwave
[Accessed 13 Apr. 2020]
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Fig. 10 https://www.themebeta.com/windows/tag/75204?page=2
[Accessed 13 Apr. 2020]
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