'In his beautifully balanced, clear and broad-ranging account of a fast-changing field, Paul Hodkinson has successfully brought together myriad perspectives with which to critically analyse today's media culture and media society' - Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Media & communication, LSE Clearly [...]

Goths represent one of the most enduring subcultures of recent times. The dedication of those involved in a lifestyle which, from the outside, may appear sinister, has spawned reactions ranging from admiration to alarm. This work is a full-scale study of this fascinating group by an insider.[...]