Reading blog 9

Chapter nine talked alot about different subcultures and the politics of those subcultures. The part that really stood out to me was the section about subcultures hiding in the light. I never really took time to think about that but it is very true. They are visibe enough for us to see but invsible enough to where they stand out from main stream and can practice there own believes within their community. For example punk rockers they dress different have what i consider to be weird concerts and stuff. they still stand out and are within the main stream but at places like concerts they can become invisible and just do things within the privacy of their own community.

 I also liked the part about the invention of the skate board. Skating boarding has become so mainstream compared to how it started out. I my self would like to learn how it seems fun. I feel like skating boarding start off as something people in the punk subculture practice but now people from all tyes of subcultures skateboard. The art about subcultures in cyber space just made me think of how facebooks has all types of groups you can join for all kinds of subcultures. i also thought of the different chat rooms you canjoin based on your intrest. Cyber space has become a major lace where subcultures meet and share ideas.

Reading Blog 8

 Guidos would be considered a subculture. Being a guido and guidtte is not consider  going againsts anything like a counter culture would be. It has become something that is under main stream society. The show Jersey shore on mtv is all about a group of guidos and guidettes from jersey. This has actually become a big thing now and people are proud in many cases to be apart of this subculture.

 This picture of a bunch of hippies sitting on some kind of court steps would be considered a counter culture. they are being rebelious. Going againsts the prevalant culture and it is polistical. They are obviously doing some kind of protest to fight for what they believe in.

Research Blog Part 10

Applying one (or more) key terms from Chapter 6, analyze one area of your research site in terms of that key term. Some terms may include performativity and habitus. How does your previous research work with these new terms in clarifying how your research site constructs itself? Do you see similarities to other terms? How are they different (even subtly)?
The mj community site site constructs it self as a subculture. makes the meber feel like they are a part of a seperate community that comes with a certain status as if you have to accepted which is why a membership is needed.non material commodities are on the site as far as all the information it has to offer. They have information about micheal jackson everywhere on the site.  everything on the site has a sense of essentialism the sites has many ideas and concepts. I also think of asethics when looking at the site it has a sense of beauty. All the pictures of micheal jackson look ike works or art they are pleasing to the eye. I not sure i see any similarites or how they are different for that matter. those are just the ones that stood out and i could relate to the site.