- Hardcover: 224 pages
- Publisher: Indiana University Press (9 Dec 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0253345936
- ISBN-13: 978-0253345936
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Siegel (English and American studies, Washington State Univ., Vancouver) counters the dearth of research into goth and the hostility of post--Columbine representations with a sympathetic, compelling examination of goth subculture as premised on gender fluidity, with sadomasochistic practices as 'radical technologies of resistance.' This argument is strongly informed by French theorists Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, presupposing some familiarity with their arguments. To this end, goth is a revolutionary mode of becoming in the face of alienating culture. Methodologically, Siegel draws loosely from many online discussions with goths, but more so on portrayals of goth through music, novels, and cinema, including Boys Don't Cry and The Matrix. For example, Siegel examines Poppy Z. Brite's novels to foreground the male hero as a masochist challenging the gender binary by 'queering' masculinity. Siegel also challenges perceptions of goth racism with attention to Asian American youths involved in goth. This book is sometimes difficult to follow. Chapter one opens with gender and sexuality in goth--related music and closes with a critique of abstinence--only education. Linkages between such elements depend on careful readers; such readers will be rewarded with a provocative analysis of the challenge and resistance goth desire represents within 'America's culture of denial.' Summing Up: Recommended. Upper--division undergraduates and above.R. C. Raby, Brock University, 2006jul CHOICE--R. C. Raby, Brock University, 2006jul CHOICE --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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In "Goth's Dark Empire", cultural historian Carol Siegel provides a fascinating look at Goth, a subculture among Western youth. It came to prominence with punk performers such as Marilyn Manson and was made infamous when it was linked (erroneously) to the Columbine High School murders. While the fortunes of Goth culture form a portion of this book's story, Carol Siegel is more interested in pursuing Goth as a means of resisting regimes of sexual normalcy, especially in its celebration of sadomasochism (S/M). The world of Goth can appear wide-ranging: from films such as "Edward Scissorhands and The Crow" to popular fiction such as Anne Rice's 'vampire' novels to rock bands such as "Nine Inch Nails". But for Siegel, Goth appears as a mode of being sexually undead - and loving it.What was Goth and what happened to it? In this book, Siegel tracks Goth down, reveals the sources of its darkness, and shows that Goth as a response to the modern world has not disappeared but only escaped underground. Carol Siegel, Professor of English and American Studies at Washington State University, Vancouver, is the author of "Male Masochism: Modern Revisions of the story of Love and New Millennial Sexstyles" (both by Indiana University Press) and "Lawrence Among the Women: Wavering Boundaries in Women's Literary Traditions", as well as various articles on Modernist and Victorian literature, gender theory, film, and rock music. She is co-author of the journals "Genders" and "Rhizomes".
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In an epilogue to his history of Gothic rock and roll music and cultures, The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock, Dave Thompson speculates that because the 1990s second wave of Goth began in America, it has been characterized by a harsh, infuriated seriousness that the original movement lacked (242). Read the first page
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In an epilogue to his history of Gothic rock and roll music and cultures, The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock, Dave Thompson speculates that because the 1990s second wave of Goth began in America, it has been characterized by a harsh, infuriated seriousness that the original movement lacked (242). Read the first page
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
after reading the synopsis i wouldn't touch this book. where on earth did the author get the information. obviously has never even spoken to a goth in her life. sickeningly misleading, and more fule on the fire for the persicutors of Gothic culture.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Incorrect Information, Mis-Leading and poorly written. its a shame people will read this and get an miss lead opinon on the gothic subculture.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a pack of absolute lies and I agree entirely with earlier views, i.e. the author has never met a real GOTH in her life! Leave it alone - go out and speak to real GOTHS and get the real picture about our sub-culture!
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