Subcultures Interest Group (SIG)
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This research hub is led by Dr Russ Bestley, a researcher within the Design School at London College of Communication.
The SIG brings together PhD supervisors, students and graduates whose research centres on youth subcultures related to music, fashion, style and politics. The SIG also welcomes contributions from Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, along with guests from other institutions and independent scholars.
The group’s interests span a wide range of subcultural practices, from early be-bop jazz to glam rock, punk, post-punk, the music press, club cultures, acid house, black metal, skateboarding, contemporary pop and digital online communities. This is a genuinely multi-disciplinary group, reflecting a range of intersecting fields including history, cultural studies, sociology, fashion, musicology and the creative arts.
The range of methodologies utilised within the group includes ethnography, subcultural theory, semiotics and discourse theory along with practice-based and practice-led research employing painting, photography, graphic design, journalism, sound arts, film, creative writing and illustration.
Offers funding
No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.
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Elephant & Castle
London
SE1 6SB
United Kingdom
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Last modified:
2025-02-13 17:51:16