small ppt on gothic subculture by rahul thareja

1. Gothic Culture
By- Rahul Thareja (72010871)

2. Table of Content
• Timeline of Goths
• Brief history of Goths
• Rise of Goths
• Gothic architecture
• Gothic literature
• Gothic music
• Gothic fashion
• Types of Goths
• Myths about Goths
• References

3. Timeline of Goths
• 401 A.D.- Ancient Goths
• 12 to 16 Century- Gothic Architecture
• 17 Century- Gothic Literature
• 1970s- Gothic Music
• 1990s - Gothic Fashion
• Modern Day Goths

4. Brief History of Goths
Ancient Rome
 In around 400 A.D,
Rome faced
invasions from semi
nomadic population
called Goths
Types of Ancient Goths
 Visigoths- western
tribe
 Ostrogoths- eastern
tribe that overthrew
roman king and
became the king of
western Rome.

5. Rise of Goths
• Even though Roman culture was never fully lost, it’s
influence declined
• 500-1000 A.D. was known as the dark ages, where
new art styles arose
• In 1135, Abbey of Saint Denny marked the beginning
of Gothic Architecture
• Gothic architecture was mostly pointed arches, flying
buttresses and large windows

6. Gothic Architecture

7. Gothic Literature
Gothic literature played an important role in the gothic culture
During the enlightenment period, many believed in science, but romantic
Authors like Goethe and Byron idealized the vision of natural landscapes
And mysterious spiritual forces
Here the word Gothic was Repurposed to describe a literary genre that
Emerged as a darker side of romanticism
The term was first applied by Horace Walpole to his own 1764 novel
The castle of Otranto
The novel was a huge inspiration for countless movies and and classics
Such as Frankinstine the Dracula in 1970s

10. Gothic Fashion
 Gothic fashion is a clothing style marked by dark, mysterious, antiquated and homogeneous features.
 It is worn by members of the Goth subculture. dress, typical gothic fashion includes dyed black hair, dark lipstick and
dark clothing.
 Both male and female goths can wear dark eyeliner and dark nail polish - most often black. Male goths use
cosmetics at a higher rate than other men.
 Styles are often borrowed from the punk fashion, Victorians and Elizabethans.
 Goth fashion is sometimes confused with heavy metal fashion and emo fashion.

11. Gothic Fashion

12. Types of Goths
 Punk - Punk rock is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1960s garage rock, punk bands
rejected the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock.
 Death rock - Death rock is a rock music subgenre incorporating horror elements and gothic theatrics. It emerged
from punk rock on the West Coast of the United States in the early 1980s and overlaps with the gothic rock and
horror punk genres.
 Romantic Goth Romantic Goth is a goth style influenced by the fashion of the Romantic Era (1800-1850) as well as
modern goth styles. Romantic Goth is seen as a relatively lighter, happier form of Goth, with an emphasis on
romance and expressing themselves through art.
 Cyber Goth - Cybergoth is a subculture that derives from elements of goth, raver, rivethead and cyberpunk fashion.
Opinion differs as to whether cybergoth has the requisite complexity to constitute a subculture, with some
commentators suggesting that it is no more than a small aesthetic variation on cyberpunk or raver fashion.
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13. Some myths regarding Goths...
 Goths
 Don’t listen to only metal
 Do not do drugs
 Do not practice black magic
 Do not drink blood
 Are intelligent
 Have good sense humour
 Do not do occult practices

14. References
 Wikipedia
 YouTube
 Google

15. THANK YOU