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2014 • Theoretical reflections on dystopian consumer culture

Authors: Jeffrey S. Podoshen; Zheng Jin; Vivek Venkatesh

Venue: Marketing Theory

Type: Publication

Abstract: This article examines aspects related to the dystopic consumption and production of the musical and performance art form known as black metal. Steeped in anti-Christian motifs, surrounded by a history of violence and brutal imagery, black metal is an extreme metal art form that has been growing steadily in popularity throughout Europe, South America, and the United States. We first examine black metal culture through the eyes of both artists and consumers, using mixed qualitative methodologies. Thereafter, we derive specific theoretical interpr... (read more)

Topics: Aesthetics

DOI: 10.1177/1470593114523446

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