- I plan on
using this blog post, containing an interview with Dr. Dan Neely, for majority of
my wiki article. It includes information such as specific information about The Jolly Boys,
famous books about the history
and creation of Ska, and simple information about the genre in general. Dr. Neely discusses the
aspects of the people, culture, and music that appeared compelling and
drew him into the genre in the first
place. I plan on using the information that he provides in that section to be a
key component to the article that we write.
2. Subculture,
the Meaning of Style by Dick Hebdige
- This book focuses on Britain'spostwar
youth subculture styles as symbolic forms of
resistance. Hebdige argues that the styles of Britain's postwar
working-class youth subcultures challenge dominant
ideology, hegemony, and social norms through symbolic forms of resistance.
3. Ska by Brian Cogan
- This
reference article demonstrates much of the history of ska, and where it originated. It
compares the similarities and differences between
ska and that of other genres. Lastly, the article discusses ska’s popularity
throughout time and its life span.
4. Pick It Up!
Pick It Up!: The Transnational Localism of Ska byDaniel S. Traber
- This
book/ manuscript provides me with the information about skas origin. The
author discusses ska’s border crossings as well as it’s willingness to borrow from outside of
it’s origins, yet without losing site
of them. I plan on taking information about ska’s conventions from this book,
including what it is that makes ska a genre and what it’s
foundations are.
5. Skin deep by
Jon Stratton
- This
article tracks the history of Ska in Britain in terms of its relationship
with the mainstream white population. He discusses the changes that have taken place in the
ska genre over time, as well as the
reworking of ska due to punk influences, and the relationship between the reception
of ska and the ways that issues related to race were
played out in Britain.
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