Overview
- Examines fanzines in a wide range of social, historical and geographic contexts
- Contributes to a more global understanding of fanzines and independent publications more broadly
- Moves beyond the usual focus on Anglophone contexts in the study of punk and DIY subcultures
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music (PSHSPM)
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Since the 1970 and 1980s, fanzines have constituted a zone of freedom of thought, of do-it-yourself creativity and of alternatives to conventional media. Along with bands, records and concerts, they became a vital part of the construction of punk 'scenes’, actively contributing to the creation and consolidation of communities. This book moves beyond the usual focus on Anglophone punk scenes to consider fanzines in international contexts. The introduction offers a theoretical, chronological and thematic survey for understanding fanzines, considering their contemporary polyhedral vitality. It then moves to consider the distinct social, historical and geographic contexts in which fanzines were created. Covering the UK, Portugal, Greece, Canada, Germany, Argentina, France and Brazil, as well as a wide range of standpoints, this book contributes to a more global understanding of the fanzine phenomenon.
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Front Matter
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Paula Guerra is Professor of Sociology at the University of Porto, Portugal. She is a researcher at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Porto and Adjunct Associate Professor of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research. She is also the main coordinator of the KISMIF project (Keep it simple, make it fast!) and, with Andy Bennett, the cofounder and co-organizer of the KISMIF Conference.
Pedro Quintela is a sociologist, a researcher with the KISMIF project and a doctoral student in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His research focuses on the sociology of art and culture, cultural policies, urban studies, cultural and creative industries, urban cultures and cultural mediation.
Pedro Quintela is a sociologist, a researcher with the KISMIF project and a doctoral student in the Faculty of Economics at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. His research focuses on the sociology of art and culture, cultural policies, urban studies, cultural and creative industries, urban cultures and cultural mediation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Punk, Fanzines and DIY Cultures in a Global World
Book Subtitle: Fast, Furious and Xerox
Editors: Paula Guerra, Pedro Quintela
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28876-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28875-4Published: 28 December 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-28878-5Published: 08 January 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-28876-1Published: 27 December 2019
Series ISSN: 2730-9517
Series E-ISSN: 2730-9525
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 210
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural History, Social History, Global/International Culture