The significance of artistic criticism in the production of punk subcultural authenticity: the case study of Against Me!

So close yet so far: DIY cultures in Portugal and Brazil

“…When considering the everyday DIY practices of Portuguese punks (Table 1), it is clear that authenticity and its response to the mainstream (Daschuk, 2011) are key elements in these actors' lifestyles. A determinant factor, one reflected in the content and frequency of these actors' DIY practices, involves their experience of the scene as amateurs, which is why event managing is the most frequently mentioned activity.…”

Exploring a Digitised, Networked Milieu: The Cardiff Independent Music Sector in the Age of Immaterial Product

“…The breakdown in the established division of labour and loss or reduction in status has also been accompanied by a renewed struggle in claims to authenticity in the online context. Other work has discussed how authenticity has been established with regards musical genre (McLeod, 1999), in the online context (Williams, 2006) and in relation to the mainstream music industry (Daschuk, 2011). However, these data add to this body of literature in highlighting the hierarchies of authenticity which are established with regard to professional conduct in the use of online and offline platforms.…”

Do I seem real to you? The role of external audiences in the consumption‐driven self‐authentication process

“…A wealth of research has shown that consumers will avoid products associated with outgroups that they do not wish to be seen as a part of (White & Dahl, 2006, 2007). Consumers will abandon brands associated with ingroup members perceived to be inauthentic, who may come to be considered “fringe” or “fake” group members and, in turn, become perceived as members of the outgroup (Arthur, 2006; Charmley et al, 2013; Daschuk, 2011). Charmley et al (2013) found that in the skateboarding community, “the authenticating act that distinguishes ‘us’ from ‘them’ is the collective avoidance of a brand” (p. 467).…”

“…When social comparisons with undesirable outgroups show that outgroup members use the same products or brands, the ability of these consumption objects to signal authenticity is reduced (Charmley et al, 2013; Riley & Cahill, 2005) and the objects can even be perceived to signal inauthenticity (Daschuk, 2011). Therefore, the use of consumption objects by outgroup members can threaten one's sense of self (Charmley et al, 2013; Leigh et al, 2006) and destabilize self‐authenticity (Perry, 2015).…”