Sinclair, G

European Association of Consumer Research

Heavy metal figurations: Civilising processes and the 'controlled de-controlling' of emotions

2013

July

Published

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This paper examines the Irish heavy metal scene, adapting Elias's figurational sociology as a resource. Following an extended qualitative study of the different ‘fan' spaces, I examine the role that ‘control' (individual and collective) plays in shaping the emotional experience, heavy metal subcultural hierarchies and the distribution of subcultural capital.

http://www.econ.upf.edu/~gcornelissen/other_files/EACR2013_Long_Program_6_27_2013%204-34-24%20AM.pdf