| Abstract [eng] |
The thesis seeks to answer a question what caused the goth subculture in Lithuania to seemingly cease to exist. The history and base values of the subculture is presented. The significance of theatralics and judgemental view is explained using the terms of Algirdas Julius Greimas, Eric Landowski and Patrice Pavis, whereas the analysis of Dalia Satkauskytė is used as the base premise. The theories within the thesis are based on the works of Saulius Žukas, Arūnas Sverdiolas and the terminology of Jurij Lotman, while the descriptions of goth subculture as viewed “from inside” are quoted mostly from the book by Paul Hodkinson. In seeking to identify the path of transformation the universal identity model of a goth is portrayed utilizing semiotic tools and the path of their narrative is described. A gothic festival “Kunigunda Lunaria” is chosen as the visual discourse. Posters of the festival are selected as basis for plastical and figurative analysis. Furthermore, the since extinct “Kunigunda Lunaria” festival and the two-decade old yet ongoing “Mėnuo Juodaragis” festival are compared in seeking to determine their respective differences. The identity model of a goth displays the existence of the death isotopy within the gothic semblance; the gothic outfit is a reference to the living dead. However the western view of death is dysphoric; death is negative, whereas in Lithuania it is also respected and not played with. The analysis of “Kunigunda Lunaria” posters reveals that over time the gothic values were displaced by industrial ones: urbanization, machinery and neglect, which are opposed to the traditional Lithuanian identity. After the discontinuation of “Kunigunda Lunaria” along with many other gothic events, dressing in goth style lost its meaning due to a lack of an appropriate avenue for public display and judgement by peers and outsiders alike. Fashion trends have also contributed to disforic relation with the object of value. |
