Subculture and the Meaning of Style
하위문화와 저항
A British cultural studies theory demonstrating that youth subcultures utilize style, fashion, and semiotic bricolage as symbolic, coded resistance against dominant social and class hegemonies.
| Field | Cultural Studies · Sociology |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Meso · Groups & Organizations |
| Paradigm | Critical Theory Symbolic Interactionism |
| Key figures | 👤 Dick Hebdige (딕 헵디지) |
| Year | 1979 |
Key Claims
Dick Hebdige analyzed post-war British subcultures through Gramscian hegemony and semiotics. Subcultural styles operate as expressive symbolic challenges to the dominant social order via bricolage, until commercial capitalism commodifies and recuperates them back into the mainstream.
Further Reading
- Hebdige, D. (1979). Subculture: The Meaning of Style. Methuen & Co.
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