DIY PUNK the Influence of New Media Series

DIY PUNK & the Influence of New Media

Series of blog posts on wordpress with references to other DIY-heavy platforms like Facebook and Bandcamp Format & Platform Draw from personal experiences/ knowledge as well as outside sources to create an anecdotal/ academic dichotomy May incorporate audio

§ What is punk, DIY? § How have these definitions morphed over time? § How do other subcultures intersect? (indie/metal/pop, queer, riotgrrrl) § How has technology been utilized in the Questions scene? § How are traditional (flyers) and modern (Facebook) forms of communication used? § Do traditional punk values align with networking platforms? § How has it stayed the same, and how might it change in the future?

§ Punk § DIY culture § Bands, record labels, zines, tours, etc. Keywords § Community § Arts Activism § Bandcamp § Social Media § Facebook

§ Each blog post will cover a specific topic (subcultures, politics, DIY ethic, etc. ) but will eventually lead up to the main, overarching topic of research: what does the future look like for the punk DIY scene given society’s advances in technology and the shift in our culture? Outline § “The D. I. Y. record labels and independent pressing system creates a social network that allows for punk music and ideologies to be distributed. This social networking allows punk bands to travel from city to city playing at D. I. Y. venues and fueling the overall subculture. “ (Moran, 2010) § New media has helped facilitate the networking necessary to sustain the DIY culture, but values of punk have remained the same and continue to maintain the distinction in the culture § Ex. Digital downloads vs. cassettes and vinyl

§ Stephen Duncombe and Steve Lambert, “Introduction: The Art of Activism, ” Truth is Concrete: A Handbook for Artistic Strategies in Real Politics, eds. steirischer herbst & Florian Malzacher; co-eds. Anne Faucheret, Veronica Kaup-Hasler, Kira Kirsch, Andreas R. Peternell & Johanna Rainer (Sternberg Press, 2014) § Wendy Hui Kyong Chun’s chapter “Habitual New Media, or References (APA) Uploading to Remain (Close to) the Same” from Updating to Remain the Same: Habitual New Media (MIT Press, 2016) § § Kafai, Y. & Peppler, K. (2011). Youth, Technology, and DIY: Developing Participatory Competencies in Creative Media Production. In V. L. Gadsden, S. Wortham, and R. Lukose (Eds. ), Youth Cultures, Language and Literacy. Review of Research in Education, Volume 34. § Moran, Ian P. (2010) "Punk: The Do-It-Yourself Subculture, ” Social Sciences Journal: Vol. 10 : Iss. 1 , Article 13. http: //repository. wcsu. edu/ssj/vol 10/iss 1/13