As 'cenas' punk em Portugal (1977-2012): um olhar sociológico a partir da análise das redes de produção, distribuição e consumo de fanzines e e-zines

• Autor(a) principal: Quintela, Pedro
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Guerra, Paula, Feixa, Carles, Farrajota, Marcos
• Tipo de documento: Livro
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/78068
• topic: Ciências sociais; Social sciences

Although the production, distribution and consumption of fanzines is prior to the emergence of punk in the UK and USA, it was with this phenomenon that it became relevant, as an area of freedom of thought and creativity, and alternative to conventional media. Since the 1970s the fanzines scene clearly expanded, at different levels: thematically, graphically, but also in terms of territorial coverage and the kind of medium used. In this paper we present the preliminary results of an ongoing research on the emergence, development and transformation of punk, underground and do-it-yourself practices, in which the fanzines and, more recently, e-zines are interesting examples. This research was made in the context of a broader research project on the role, development and consolidation of the punk movement in Portugal, between 1977 to 2012. In this paper we came from a broader set of fanzines and e-zines associated with the Portuguese punk movement , produced over the past decades (particularly between 1990, 2000 and 2010), as well as qualitative analysis of interviews that have been conducted with some actors involved in the production and consumption of zines. We analyze some of the most relevant aspects related with the Portuguese punk fanzines' networks of production, distribution and consumption. The paper seeks to understand the fanzines' relevance (past and present) within the context of the punk / hardcore 'scenes' in Portugal, identify some of the main trends of evolution and change, establish some points of comparison with international studies of similar nature, in order to identify aspects of convergence, but also differentiation between punk fanzines and e-zines produced in Portugal and those produced in other countries.