Cohesion and Dissolution

1. Front Matter

   Pages 1-11

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 13-19

3. Punk and Hardcore – an Introduction

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   Pages 21-35

4. Anthropology and Youth

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   Pages 37-45

5. Theorizing Friendship

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   Pages 47-76

6. Ritual, Communitas, Performance

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   Pages 77-92

7. Bringing All Together

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   Pages 93-97

8. Methodology

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   Pages 99-133

9. Argentina: Historical, Political, Economic and Social Context

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   Pages 135-147

10. The Development of Punk and Hardcore in Buenos Aires

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    Pages 149-166

11. Identifying with the Punk and Hardcore Scene

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    Pages 167-183

12. Forming and Performing Communitas

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    Pages 185-203

13. Three Spheres of Friendship

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    Pages 205-248

14. The Impact of Social Differences on the Scene

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    Pages 249-266

15. Dissolving Friendships

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    Pages 267-313

16. Disappointment

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    Pages 315-334

17. Concluding remarks

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    Pages 335-348

18. Back Matter

    Pages 349-378

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The apocryphal story of punk and hardcore is narrated as a history of young rebels united by shared interests, values and a sense of equality. Through the example of the scene of Buenos Aires, Ingo Rohrer demonstrates that this unity is fragile and requires different practices of maintenance to ensure the cohesive continuity of the community. Friendship is the focus of these efforts, but at the same time it is also a point of vulnerability where the group’s dissolution and disappointment about the scene germinates. Ingo Rohrer examines how a local scene’s quest for cohesion is concurrent with tensions and contradictions. Beyond the attention put on the friendship in the local scene, the author asks what role friendships play in the local life world of neighborhoods and in the globalized punk and hardcore scene. Based on rich empirical data, the author suggests new perspectives on group processes and local/transnational relations with relevance far beyond the realm of these vibrant music scenes.

• Friendship
• Globalization
• Hardcore
• Punk

• Institut für Ethnologie, Albert-Ludwigs Universität, Freiburg, Germany

  Ingo Rohrer

Dr. Ingo Rohrer has studied Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Freiburg.

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