Goth is a subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s. It was developed by fans of gothic rock, an offshoot of the post-punk music genre. Post-punk artists who presaged the gothic rock genre and helped develop and shape the subculture include Siouxsie and the Banshees, Bauhaus, the Cure, and Joy Division.

2018年5月22日 · What is goth? What are goth fashions? What’s the difference between emo and goth? Which bands are goth? What songs should I listen to? All your questions answered…

2023年5月1日 · Goth has become a significant subculture over the last few decades that has influenced music, fashion, literature, and film. But what is goth exactly? Let’s explore where it came from, the defining aesthetics of the subculture, its evolution in music, and its impact on literature and film.

2019年5月22日 · Goth is not a phase, or just about how you look. Being goth is a passion and inclination towards everything dark and beautiful. Not every gothic person would agree with me here, but we are...

2024年9月15日 · Goth psychology is characterized by distinct cognitive patterns and worldviews that set it apart from mainstream thinking. Many goths are drawn to existentialist philosophy, finding resonance in its exploration of life’s big questions and its emphasis on individual responsibility and authenticity.

A goth is an individual who listens to and supports their favourite goth bands, by buying merchandise, and if they are able, partaking in their local scene by attending concerts and gigs, festivals, etc. or the wider online goth scene by watching DJs stream or engaging in …

Goth is a music category, a fashion style, a lifestyle, and is often characterised by an affiliation to a ‘dark’ aesthetic. Goth developed from various other youth subcultures, including punk, and evolved from these underground origins in the late 1970s …

Goths were a Germanic tribe who helped in the defeat of the Roman Empire. In contrast, the gothic novel of the eighteenth-century is a pioneer of the modern understanding of the term gothic by being a genre related to the mood of horror, morbidity and darkness.

A goth is a word usually used to describe a person who listens to gothic music and/or dresses in a goth style clothes. Goths often wear black and unusual jewelry. Both goth men and goth women often wear make-up. The goth subculture originated in the early 1980s among fans of the first gothic rock group, Bauhaus.

With its gloomy atmosphere and aesthetics, goth is one of the most iconic music genres and scenes. But why do we call it 'goth'? We've asked Emma McEvoy, Senior Lecturer in English at the...