Abstract: "This [doctoral] thesis focuses on the meaning of Chinese music subcultures, including Chinese metal, rap, rock, and punk styles; and how [that] meaning [is] shaped by Chinese participants in the Chinese context, which is represented by the context of Beijing.
This project is motivated by addressing the gaps that exist between dominant Anglo-American subcultural theories and explaining contemporary Chinese individuals' practices [...]"
Source: Abstract page which precedes the Table of Contents in paperback version of published dissertation, obtained at ISMMS 7th Biennial Conference in Seville, Spain.
