 | Good paper, wish there was more like it. I love reading about raving, and it messes with my head reading it in academic language.
I find it a bit weird that you are so careful to delineate the deviancy within the culture (or subculture as you say) but go on to argue that there are standards like clothing and behaviour. I feel like this deviancy forms a core of rave culture and that it extends to outward manifestations like dress, music choice, identity, politics, etc. Sort of like, if it feels good, do it, you know? And so i also share CrOnIcX's skepticism in the way i see you so easily dismissing the anarchic side of raving. Me, i think free parties and deviancy jibe very well with anti-authoritarianism. |
