The Unmelodic Form Of Social-Punk Dance

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Textual- Their use of curse words on clothing, music albums, and even in their speech demonstrates this code of trying to break away from being “normal” and try to express this chaotic style. “Although it was often directly offensive (T-shirts covered in swear words)” (Hebdige 106).

Social- Punk dance style is an example. This unmelodic type of dancing expresses the punk chaotic, anti-everything way of living. “Thus dancing, usually an involving and expressive medium in British rock and mainstream pop cultures, was turned into a dumbshow of blank robotics”(Hebdige 108).

Interpretive- This would be the punks’ outlook or view point. In their case they saw the world as having too much order and structure and felt that they needed to break

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