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Goth subculture
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Contents
Music
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Origins and development
Gothic genre
Art: historical and cultural influences
18th and 19th centuries
Visual art influences
20th century influences
Characteristics of the scene
Icons
Fashion
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Films
Books and magazines
Graphic art
Events
Sociology
Gender and sexuality
Identity
Media and academic commentary
Media perceptions on violence and self-harm
School shootings
Prejudice and violence directed at goths
Self-harm study
See also
Notes
Sources
References
Further reading

Content: They may have taken the "goth" mantle from a 1981 article published in UK rock weekly Sounds: " The face of Punk Gothique", written by Steve Keaton. In a text about the audience of UK Decay, Keaton asked: " Could this be the coming of Punk Gothique? With Bauhaus flying in on similar wings could it be the next big thing?". In July 1982, the opening of the Batcave in London 's Soho provided a prominent meeting point for the emerging scene, which would be briefly labelled "positive punk" by the NME in a special issue with a front cover in early 1983. The term "Batcaver" was then used to describe old-school goths. File: Bauhaus concert.jpg
Bauhaus —Live in concert, 3 February 2006
Independent from the British scene, in the late 1970s and early 1980s in California, deathrock developed as a distinct branch of American punk rock, with acts such as Christian Death and 45 Grave. Gothic genre
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