Just as globalization, Goth subculture is amorphously defined as a literary style of the 18th and 19th century. The Goth culture is a postmodern because it is now an international style of art, literature, and fashion. Goth subculture is per se, a radicalization of the primary conceits of modernism (Pieterse, 2004, pp. 7-21).
The fact that Goth is a subculture that originated in England and has spread to be found in many countries make it one of the most important global phenomena. Goth has become a global culture appreciated in many countries worldwide for tastes in music, aesthetics, and fashion. While the spread of Goth subculture may be associated with the globalization, the fundamental factors for the spread of Goth subculture is technological advancement as such globalization and Goth culture was enabled by technological advancement (Ren, 2005). Perhaps the best question to ask is how globalization has contributed to the spread of Goth subculture. Globalization has attracted a lot of controversies and this is not only in the business context but also in the social cultural context. Apart from controversies surrounding the concept formation and definition of globalization, it is important t note that globalization is both a subjective process and objective, empirical process
Goth subculture is a trend fostered may the mystery of the Goth. It is also an ongoing discourse as none seems to properly understand and define the Goth subculture. The Goth trend is international and has never changed as such it is not a process. Both Goth subculture and postmodernism do not exist outside of being a discursive artifact by many readers and in retrospect most historians. Goth subculture confirms the trend of neoliberal capitalism as it creates a sense of agency, and involves the accumulation of knowledge. For example, the gothic discourses tend to intersect with vary many contemporary commodities as well as neo-liberal capitalism. It also intertwines with theoretical and social cultural frameworks. Therefore, it is healthy to argue that gothic culture contributes to the development of the neoliberal capitalism (Reyes, 2011). Thus,goth subculture highly represent the complexity of global trends as various cultures have personalized their Gothic representations and interacted differently with the Goth culture creating their region specific Goth subculture
References
Xavier Aldana Reyes, X. (2011, June 7). Lucie Armitt, Twentieth-Century Gothic. The Gothic Imagination. Retrieved August 1, 2013, from http://www.gothic.stir.ac.uk/blog/lucie-armitt-twentieth-century-gothic/
Ren, H. (2005, June 10). Subculture as a Neo-Liberal Conduct of Life in Leisure and Consumption. Rhizomes. Retrieved August 1, 2013, from http://www.rhizomes.net/issue10/ren.htm
Nederveen Pieterse, J 2004,'Globalization: consensus and controversies', Globalization and culture:global mélange, Rowan & Littlefield, Lanham, Md., pp. 7-21.
