The articles for this literature review were chosen in order to provide different angles of the punk subculture, as researchers who choose to study the punk subculture often focus on the …

In this paper, I will offer a detailed introduction to the punk subculture for those who know very little about it. I will describe their history, symbols, beliefs and value system to give a good …

To a certain extent, punk means post-punk - a nameless, covert subculture re-formed after punk. To recap: early punk was, in part, simulated ‘anarchy;’ the performance of an unruly mob.

Greater acceptance in the punk community of conventional beliefs, music, and dress led to the currently popular phenomenon known as grunge. Obviously, these are not the only influences …

Punk has always granted permission to get things wrong, make mistakes, and sometimes even be accountable for them; it values the fierce urgency of doing something and DIY is nothing less

Punk Rock: So What? re-situates punk in its historical context, exploring its possible origins in the American surf-garage scene and London clubs as well as in Malcolm McClaren’s brain.

Drawing upon interviews with 22 self-identifying older punk women, this article considers how they conceived punk as ‘a state of mind’, exploring the four shared punk values seen to comprise …