An approach to the subcultural phenomenon from the perspective of sociology of emotions, this lecture will confront traditional conceptions of alternative cultures, usually based on political and aesthetic criteria, with a new emphasis on the politics of feeling and the alleged transformation of manhood in contemporary subcultural practices.
Eloy Fernandez Porta teaches Art History and New Literary Currents at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. He has published short-story collections, a fiction anthology and three acclaimed works of cultural criticism: Afterpop, Homo Sampler and €®O$. His work has been translated into French and Portuguese.