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Goth subculture
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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: Goth subculture | Culture Wikia | Fandom
Goth subculture
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Photography with aesthetics close to Gothic (black and white), showing a woman dressed in that style
The goth subculture is a contemporary group of people within a culture who adopt fashion elements such as black clothing, dyed black hair, dark eyeliner, black fingernails and black period-styled clothing and a focus on gothic rock and a range of other music genres. The goth subculture, which is found in many countries in the 2010s, began in England during the early 1980s in the gothic rock scene, an offshoot of the post-punk genre. Notable post-punk groups that presaged that genre are Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division and Bauhaus. The goth subculture has survived much longer than others of the same era, and has continued to diversify. Its imagery and cultural proclivities indicate influences from the 19th century Gothic literature along with horror films .