Date of Award

2013

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in English Composition

Department

English

First Advisor

Marshall, David

Second Advisor

Rhodes, Jacqueline

Third Advisor

Boland, Mary

Abstract

This study will explore academic constructions of punk subculture which overlook the complexities of punk discourses. "Academic punkism" perpetuates an idea of a monolithic and totalizing construction of punk subculture that derives from particular eras of mainstream punk culture.

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