PUNK MUSIC AS A YOUTH SUBCULTURE: PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS

The authors of this paper discuss punk music as a subcultural phenomenon and its pedagogical implications. Drawing on classical sociological interpretations of subculture (Hebdige, 1980; Clarke et al., 1985), the paper analyzes the connections between social change, cultural patterns, and youth identities. Special emphasis is placed on the socio-economic and political circumstances of the emergence of punk, its musical and aesthetic characteristics, and the ways in which young people articulate resistance to the dominant culture through music, appearance, and behavior. The paper also demonstrates that the processes of partial integration of punk culture into the establishment illustrates a recurring pattern in the development of subcultures. The final section focuses on the concept of “punk pedagogy” as a new research direction and explores the possibilities of applying punk music in music education, with the aim of fostering critical thinking and supporting youth identity formation.