Intergenerational Relations and Ageing in the Punk subculture
Intergenerational Relations and Ageing in the Punk subculture

Summary/Abstract: In relation to the overarching theme of the volume, this article investigates the problem of ageing within the punk subculture in Poland and punk abroad as relevant to Polish punks. It challenges the notion that punk is a youth subculture and on the examples of prominent punk performers on the Polish scene and abroad demonstrates how important the continuous involvement of people aged 35-70 is for their communities and for the subculture as such, also in terms of their cooperation with younger performers and the younger generations’ understanding of continuity and tradition within punk. The framework for this investigation includes the philosophical understanding of punk as a movement dating back to its roots in Dadaism and Situationism, as well as its concrete manifestations as observed in the ethnographies of selected communities in Poland, conducted by the author. The analysis is sensitive to the economic and political contexts of the transformation of 1989 and the transnational and simultaneously local nature of the punk subculture, which in its artistic output as well as in its practices underlines the importance of specific older performers or activists.

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