Book review: J. Patrick Williams (Ed.), Interpreting Subcultures: Approaching, Contextualizing, and Embodying Sense-making Practices in Alternative Cultures

Abstract

Edited by J. Patrick Williams, Interpreting Subcultures: Approaching, Contextualizing, and Embodying Sense-Making Practices in Alternative Cultures offers a comprehensive analysis of subcultures through interpretive practices and invites fresh perspectives on canonical readings in subcultural studies by challenging established concepts in the field. It gathers the work of 15 researchers from diverse geographies, all of whom employ various interpretive approaches to explore how subcultures are defined and expressed, highlighting how subcultural identities and practices are formed, experienced and interpreted.