A Reference List In Process – Photo Essays

Below is a list of links that are part of my current reading list, looking into the public perception of the alternative crowd, starting with…

Goths

Bullied for being a goth – Borehamwood Times

https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/3208278.bullied-for-being-a-goth/

Goth Subculture Victimisation and the Hate Crime Framework – Jon Garland

https://www.atmostfear-entertainment.com/culture/criminology/goth-subculture-victimisation-hate-crime-framework/

Should I worry if my child is a goth? – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/07/should-i-worry-if-my-child-is-a-goth

Goth Scottish mum says she is shunned at school gates and kids get no playdate – Edinburgh Live

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/goth-scottish-mum-says-shunned-22737862.amp

Goths, emos and moshers are up to six times more likely to commit suicide due to ‘victimisation, stigma and hate crime’ – The Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5578481/amp/Goths-emos-moshers-six-times-likely-commit-suicide.html

Goth is not a teenage phase it’s a passion for the dark and beautiful – Metro Lifestyle

https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/22/goth-is-not-a-teenage-phase-its-a-passion-for-the-dark-and-beautiful-9595972/amp/

You Just Can’t Kill It – New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/fashion/18GOTH.html

‘It’s a Mosher Just Been Banged for No Reason’: Assessing Targeted Violence Against Goths and the Parameters of Hate Crime – International Review of Victimology

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/026975801001700202

Glasgow goths ‘under acid attack threat’ as cops step up patrols – The Daily Record

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/glasgow-goths-under-acid-attack-22887494.amp

Goths just wanna have fun – why there’s a problem with the depressed stereotype – The Conversation

https://theconversation.com/amp/goths-just-wanna-have-fun-why-theres-a-problem-with-the-depressed-stereotype-46827

Loose Women hit with over 60 Ofcom complaints over Katie Piper ‘goth baby’ comments: “it’s giving me satanic vibes”

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/loose-women-ofcom-complains-katie-piper-goth-baby-b2256479.html?amp

Reflections of a Goth immersed in sociological deviance – Birmingham City – School of Social Sciences

https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/blog/reflections-of-a-goth-immersed-in-sociological-deviance

Gothic Subculture Not to Blame for Violence, Its Adherents Say – LA Times

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-apr-22-mn-29941-story.html

Teenagers jailed for life for killing goth woman – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/apr/28/ukcrime

EMO cult warning for parents – The Daily Mail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-400953/EMO-cult-warning-parents.html

China’s goths protest after woman told to remove ‘distressing’ make-up on subway – The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/19/chinas-goths-protest-after-woman-told-to-remove-distressing-make-up-on-subway

Why goths will always defend their right to shock – The Guardian

https://amp.theguardian.com/society/shortcuts/2019/mar/19/why-goths-will-always-defend-their-right-to-shock

‘I haven’t worn colour since I was 14’: meet Britain’s longest-standing goths – The Guardian

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/mar/18/i-havent-worn-colour-since-i-was-14-meet-britains-longest-standing-goths