Dick Hebdige

Richard Hebdige is a British media theorist renowned for his studies of subcultures and their resistance to mainstream society. His seminal work explores how the style, music, and behavior of subcultures function as a form of communication and protest. Hebdige delves into the complex interplay between subcultures, social class, and ethnicity, highlighting how young people forge their identities through cultural expressions. His scholarship offers a penetrating look into the dynamics of culture, identity, and the ways meanings are constructed and contested within societal structures.