Female, Mosher, Transgressor: A ‘Moshography’ of Transgressive Practices within the Leeds Extreme Metal Scene

This paper examines and reconceptualises transgression in the Leeds extreme metal music subculture through theories of performance, embodiment and spectacle. The spectacle, for Debord (1967), is a social relation that is alienating and mediated by images and technology. At a live extreme metal conce...

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Main Authors: Gabrielle Riches, Brett Lashua, Karl Spracklen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for the Study of Popular Music 2014-01-01
Series:IASPM Journal
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Online Access:https://iaspmjournal.net/index.php/IASPM_Journal/article/view/652/pdf