1 Youth Culture, Complexity, and Rave

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Youth Culture, Complexity, and Rave 3
5. Rave Culture, History, and Social Experience
6. From New York to Ibiza to Britain to Toronto: Rave Histories, Contexts, and Panics 36
7. Doctrines, Disappointments, and Dance: Perspectives and Activities in the Rave Scene 72
8. Making Impressions, Making Investments: Identities, Relationships, Commitments, and Rave 106
9. Reading Rave, Interpreting Youth Culture
10. Fight, Flight, or Chill: Reconsidering Youth Subcultural Resistance 128
11. Marketing “The Vibe”: Community, Nostalgia, Political Economy, and Rave 156
12. Conclusion: Raise a Fist? Reflections on Theory, Practice, and Youth (Cultural) Studies 174
13. Comments about Method and Theory 182
14. References 193
15. Index 211