Naslov
Ethnographic research of (post)subcultural practices of young people in Zagreb - music and (re)construction of style

Autori
Vukušić, Dino

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Ethnography and Qualitative Research International Conference / - , 2023, 45-46

Skup
9th Ethnography and Qualitative Research International Conference

Mjesto i datum
Trento, Italija, 07.06.2023. - 10.06.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
subculture, postsubculture, punk, Jeboton, Zagreb

Sažetak
The two basic axes around which young people have created different subcultural identities throughout history were sports and music. In this paper we deal with creating a subcultural style through music. The key elements of the theoretical dispute between subculturalists and postsubculturalists relates to disagreement over fundamental concepts in researching youth subcultures. On the one hand, the constitutive elements of subcultural theory are class, resistance and style, while on the other hand, postculturalists in their critique of earlier theoretical and methodological concepts emphasize concepts such as cross-class, hedonism, fluidity of style and stylistic imitation of former subcultural styles today. This paper presents the results of two ethnographic studies and a comparative analysis of the obtained results. It is about young people in Zagreb who are part of the punk scene and about a group of young street musicians known as the Jeboton ensemble. The results are discussed in the context of the theoretical division into subculturalism and postsubculturalism, and we also talk about the (re)construction of style on the contemporary subcultural scene and the role of style in the creation of identity. Jeboton field research was conducted between December 2018 and July 2019. Punk scene was researched through autumn od 2019 and through 2020. Through our research we approached the observed phenomenon ethnographically, using participatory observation and individual in-depth interviews as 46 research methods. Participatory observation was conducted using densely descriptions of filed research through a research diary. We recorded every contact with the research group in the research diary as well as their activities. Observation also took place through informal contacts with the group memebers. As these are different groups of young people, it is necessary to create specific criteria for recording data for each group, but it is equally important to use the same coding model of the collected data in the later analysis of diary entries. With coding diary notes, the processing of analyzing of empirical material collected through interviews was performed using NVIVO software for qualitative analysis. Because the researched groups can be considered quite closed we were aware of the necessity of long-term observation with participation within individual groups due to gaining the trust of respondents and noticing different intra-group dynamics and processes.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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