DIY or Die! Changes in Czech and Slovakian Hardcore-Punk Fanzines from the 90s to the Present Day Cover Image

DIY or Die! Proměny českých a slovenských hardcore-punkových scén a fanzinů od 90. let 20. století do současnosti
DIY or Die! Changes in Czech and Slovakian Hardcore-Punk Fanzines from the 90s to the Present Day

Author(s): Jiří Almer
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: hardcore punk; subcultures; fanzines; do it yourself; contraculture; scene

Summary/Abstract: This study deals with the changes within Czech and Slovak hardcore-punk fanzines from the beginning of 90s up to the present time. It’s based on research into youth subculture and also on the interpretation of “independent” literature in accordance with media studies. Firstly, it analyzes marginal subculture (or scene) of hardcore-punk and focuses on its production, meaning printed fanzines. Secondly the study asks whether those fanzines could be considered as “contraculture”, therefore an independent or antagonistic sphere against so called mainstream cultural production. The main object of the thesis is the enumeration of Czech and Slovak fanzines in the above mentioned period and mainly interpretations of political topics reflected in that mags, as well as their changes and corrections.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 113-137
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Czech
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