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This month we are talking about the book ‘Italian Goth Subculture: Kindred Creatures and other Dark Enactments’. We’ll be exploring the ways Italian Darks brought forth their subculture in the 80’s through activism, social interaction, consumption practices (literature, art, and music) and the negotiation of subcultural canon. We’ll also be discussing the similarities and differences of these enactments to today’s goth subculture and examining the academic frameworks used to understand the stories shared by 24 Italian darks.

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palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030398101

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Introduction to the Episode

Brief Background on Subcultural Theory 9:30

Socio-Political environment in 1980’s Milan 21:45

Activist Enactment 26:12

Club Enactment 47:12

Loner Enactment 1:05:00

Social Practice Theory and Authenticity 1:26:34

Dark Cannon 1:46:36

Profilicity 2:18:53

Conclusion 2:34:31

Sinister Suggestions 2:43:06



Band List:
CCCP youtu.be/rykdYjE1rNQ
Obscurity age youtube.com/watch?v=zheYf7vUUOs
Viridance
Weimar gesang youtu.be/GiY0PP8vPLk
Faded image youtu.be/Kg9niycqEAk
The voices
Flux of fluster discogs.com/artist/1007543-Flux-Of-Fluster
Casino royale youtube.com/watch?v=oYIQjXlUtZo
Litfiba youtube.com/watch?v=iklRELY_pGs
Diaframma youtu.be/r10FM8YkN7k
Moda discogs.com/artist/1974635-Mod%C3%A0
Underground life youtu.be/RiFj_pW7dCU
Officine schwartz youtube.com/watch?v=bQLgn01ZvCU
La maison
Other side
State of art
Jeunesse d’ivoire youtube.com/watch?v=8CDGbHGoRQQ

References:
-Лето Или Смерть
russianpostpunk.bandcamp.com/album/--51?fbclid=IwAR32iVnLNgIAfN3aBHBZY4WwJbfaYc6jIGv8IP-JdyMJ2dnnNp74oEpUlAU
-Creature Simili Review
blog.crombiemedia.com/creature-simili
-Dark Milan in the 80’s
youtube.com/watch?v=xMS1DGIXDd8
-The Spaces of Practices and Large Social Phenomena
youtu.be/lma5bDq8uNk
-Multigenerational Goth
youtube.com/watch?v=425c5MZbVZ4
-Teleoeffective Formations
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1469540517729008
-The Political Commodification of Yourself
youtube.com/watch?v=UfsS_FIsjVc
-Profilicity
youtube.com/watch?v=r-3gG8cH_oA
-Modern Music is Awful Response
youtu.be/VfNdps0daF8
-Embodied Cognition
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/embodied-cognition/
-Authenticity Hoax
amazon.com/Authenticity-Hoax-Lost-Finding-Ourselves/dp/006125133X