Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17234/SocEkol.33.3.6
“The city is ours” – Zagreb’s subcultures and space
Andrej Ivan Nuredinović
; Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences
Dino Vukušić
; Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences
*
Jana Vukić
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Th is paper presents the results of research on the relationship between subcultural groups and spaces in
Zagreb. Th ree ethnographic studies were conducted on three diff erent groups – punks, skateboarders, and
football supporters. By using qualitative methodological tools from an ethnographic approach (participant
observation and interviews), the goal was to research diff erent dimensions of the relationship between these
groups and spaces within the urban environment. We were interested in how the subcultural identifi cations
of subcultural groups infl uence the understanding of space. We approached the phenomenon of space
primarily relationally, relying on the theory of Martina Löw, and then expanded on the understanding of
space for the subcultural actors themselves by using the subcultural theory of Erik Hannerz and Patrick
Williams. Our results suggest the existence of common aspects of the use and experience of space among all
three researched groups. At the same time, the relation to the mainstream through the prism of space is also
evident, either on the convex or concave dimension of their subcultural identity.
Keywords
Bad Blue Boys, punks, skaters, space, subculture
Hrčak ID:
324959
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Publication date:
23.12.2024.
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