Twentieth Anniversary Special Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Special Issue ◽  
Twentieth Anniversary

Introduction to Special Issue: The Legacy of Columbine—Implications for Policy After 20 Years

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 268-273
Author(s):  
Lynn A. Addington ◽  
Glenn W. Muschert
Keyword(s):  
School Violence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Mass Shootings ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
The Past ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Columbine High School ◽  
Twentieth Anniversary ◽  
Research And Policy

This introduction provides an overview to the special issue, which marks the twentieth anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School by considering the effect on policy addressing school violence and mass shootings. We asked each of the contributors to consider changes in their area of interest over the past two decades as well as future research and policy issues. The resulting five contributions take various forms: three are traditional scholarly articles, one is a personal commentary, and one is an afterword that combines a scholarly format with professional reflection. In our introduction, we summarize each one. As each article identifies the need for continued work in this area, and we conclude by providing a few examples of this research.

The biographical approach in (post-) subcultural studies: Exploring punk in China

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 707-723 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Everyday Practices ◽  
Gradual Process ◽  
Biographical Approach ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Multiple Levels ◽  
Twentieth Anniversary

While the biographical approach is widely employed in applied and theoretical social research, it is less fully developed in the specific field of (post-) subcultural studies. The article demonstrates the utility of the biographical method for (post) subcultural studies by presenting research on the punk phenomenon in an authoritarian social context within China. The discussion draws upon a qualitative study based on interviews with 34 Chinese punk musicians. Although the article focuses on one of these musicians in particular, the arguments are informed by broader research findings. Specifically, emphasis is placed on examining how the punk musician experiences the gradual process of deepening commitment to the punk scene and, through this, the multiple levels of power relations in his life. It is argued that the biographical approach can highlight the subjectivity of individual participants in their everyday practices and the wider social context in which they are actors. This article forms part of ‘On the Move’, a special issue marking the twentieth anniversary of the European Journal of Cultural Studies.

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