Goths

This in-depth exploration of Goth culture invites fresh understandingand a critique of contemporary mainstream culture by comparison.Goth culture is extremely diverse touching on visual art fashion film music and body aesthetics. Goths: A Guide to an American Subculture offers a concise easy-to-follow history of the subculture that explores its emergence and its impact on popular culture in the United States. The book covers films bands and artists central to Goth culture with emphasis on the Goth approach to fashion and body adornment. In addition it discusses how America''s Goth culture has influenced Goth populations elsewhere and how international developments have changed the U.S. Goth community. The volume is enriched with biographies of prominent Goth celebrities such as Marilyn Manson and Robert Smith as well as with interviews that offer readers a firsthand view of the culture. It concludes with an evaluation of Goth culture today a look at what the future might hold and a discussion of the significance of Goth culture to American society as a whole.