Short description:

This exploration of the phenomena of Andy Warhol's influence on glitter rock and pop art reconceptualizes and re-evaluates many of the theoretical claims of subculture theory. Reconstructing Pop//Subculture provides an historical account of the tensions that arose in Western culture during the 1960s and 1970s between various factions which were forced to engage in explicit confrontations//dichotomies.

Cagle proposes a theoretical framework that incorporates notions of productivity with reception and re-examines the critical relationships between style, youth culture, incorporation, hegemony and resistance. He focuses on the ways in which fans take up trends presented through the mass media and adopt them through disi

Long description:

The book and its premise are eye-opening and give credibility to glitter rock's birth, death, and afterlife. . . . Interesting and enlightening for those who are fascinated by the history and progression of rock 'n roll. --Academic Library Book Review "Van M. Cagle's singular achievement is his ability to find not only the moments at which people, ideas, and movements converge, but to find their melting points, that instant when a combination of energy and heat reshapes cultural forms. Reconstructing Pop/Subculture reconnects the work of Andy Warhol, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and glitter rock to create a better understanding of the relationships between style, youth, art, and rebellion. By creating an account of the deep structures at the nexus that formed around Warhol, Cagle's book does for the United States what Hebdige's Subculture did for the United Kingdom. His use of cultural studies to interrogate notions of production and reception makes for a sterling history, analysis, and critique of the intertwining of subversion and popular culture." --Steven G. Jones, Associate Professor and Chair, Faculty of Communication, University of Tulsa By exploring the phenomenon of Andy Warhol's influence on glitter rock and pop art, author Van M. Cagle reconceptualizes and reevaluates many of the theoretical claims of subculture theory. Reconstructing Pop/Subculture proposes a theoretical framework that incorporates notions of productivity with reception and reexamines the critical relationships between style, youth culture, incorporation, hegemony, and resistance, focusing on the ways in which fans take up trends presented through mass media and adopt them through highly disingenuous practices. At the same time, this volume provides a historical account of the tensions that arose in Western culture during the 1960s and 1970s--both among and between various factions that were forced to engage in explicit confrontations. Cagle also illustrates the ways in which particular genres such as glitter rock and pop art came into being and how such genres were interpreted and used by audiences. And ideal supplement for popular culture and cultural studies courses, Reconstructing Pop/Subculture will also appeal to anyone interested in subcultures, youth culture, and cultural studies.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
British Cultural Studies
Conjunctural Analysis and the Conceptualization of Subcultural 'Difference'
Andy Warhol and the Rise of Pop Art in the 1960s
The Factory 1964-1967
Pop Art as Pop Life
The Velvet Underground
Pop Art Merges with Rock and Roll
The Foundations of Glitter Rock
Alice Cooper
The Theatrical Groundwork of Glitter Rock
The Early 1970s
The Forebearers of Underground Rock Face the 1970's as David Bowie Charts His Course
Spring 1971
Glitter Rock Becomes an Overt Style
Bowie 'Retires'
The Fragmentation of Glitter
Pop Practices/Subcultural Articulations