The gothic folk devils strike back! Theorizing folk devil reaction in the post-Columbine era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12600367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Griffiths (0000-0001-5550-9101, Massey University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 403-422 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676260903448021 |
| OpenAlex | W1999963415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 38 |
Folk devils have to date been significantly overlooked in previous studies of moral panics. While several studies have called attention to this problematic (Thornton and McRobbie 1995, De Young 2004, Lumsden 2009), no specific theoretical framework has been proposed for reading this dimension of a moral panic. This paper argues that a moral panic erupted over the gothic subculture following the horrific Columbine High School massacre of 20 April 1999. This paper subsequently offers a theoretical model for understanding how goths as folk devils reacted to their representation by the mainstream news media after this tragic event. Until the early 2000s very little scholarship had been produced on the gothic subculture. Instead researchers interested in the study of youth chose to focus on other subcultures, such as punk and club cultures. Although studies by Hodkinson (2002) and Brill (2008) have contributed comprehensive insights about goth to youth and subcultural studies, the subject of how goths have been the subject of moral panics has not been addressed in significant detail. This paper seeks to address this neglect, while also providing researchers interested in moral panics and youth culture a conceptual framework for better understanding folk devil reactions
Aesthetics · Art · Criminology · Mainstream · Media studies · Moral panic · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Subculture (biology · Subject (documents · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Gothic Literature and Media Analysis · History · Law · Media Influence and Health
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Distinction
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Systems of articulation, logics of change
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 0,53 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |