Russia's Skinheads: Exploring and Rethinking Subcultural Lives

ISBN-13: 9780415634564 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 304 str.

Hilary Pilkington;Al'bina Garifzianova; Interdiscip Elena Omel'chenko (Director

Opis

Russia's Skinheads: Exploring and Rethinking Subcultural Lives provides a thorough examination of the phenomenon of skinheads, explaining its nature and its significance, and assessing how far Russian skinhead subculture is the 'lumpen' end of the extreme nationalist ideological spectrum. There are large numbers of skinheads in Russia, responsible for a significant number of xenophobic attacks, including 97 deaths in 2008 alone, making this book relevant to Russian specialists as well as to sociologists of youth subculture. It provides a practical example of how to investigate youth subculture in depth over an extended period - in this case through empirical research following a specific group over six years - and goes on to argue that Russian skinhead subculture is not a direct import from the West, and that youth cultural practices should not be reduced to expressions of consumer choice. It presents an understanding of the Russian skinhead as a product of individuals' whole, and evolving, lives, and thereby compels sociologists to rethink how they conceive the nature of subcultures.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Rethinking Skinhead Lives Hilary Pilkington  Part 1: Growing Up in a Harsh Climate  2. The Weight of the Vorkuta Sky: Placing Youth Cultural Identities Hilary Pilkington  3. ‘At home I was a nobody’: The Roots (and Limits) of Skinhead Solidarity Elena Omel’chenko  4. ‘Upgrading’: Cultural Interests and Strategies Al’bina Garifzianova  Part 2: The meaning(s) of skinhead  5. ‘Skinhead is a movement of action’: Ideology and Political Engagement Hilary Pilkington  6. ‘Any skinhead likes to fight’: Ritual, Racist and Symbolic Violence Hilary Pilkington  7. No Longer ‘on Parade’: Style and the Performance of Skinhead  Hilary Pilkington  8. In search of Intimacy: Homosociality, Masculinity and the Body Elena Omel’chenko  Part 3: Reflections on the Research Process  9. No Right to Remain Silent? In Search of Equality in the Field Elena Omel’chenko  10. Research Emotions: The View from the Other Side Al’bina Garifzianova  11. Does it Have to End in Tears? Reflexivity and Team-Based Ethnography Hilary Pilkington  12. Conclusion: Solidarity in Action Hilary Pilkington