In this article Kahn and Kellner discuss how subcultures evolve as media technology evolves. The internet allows for programs like file sharing, list serves and blogging, which connects large groups of people to communicate about specific subjects. In this sense, subcultures tend to be politically resistant and activist tempant according to Kahn and Kellner. The articles also explains how subcultures identify with a certain corporal identity as media conglomerates grow larger and larger...ie. microsoft vs. netscape, and yahoo vs. Alta Vista.

This book is a collection of essays that distinguish the differences between fans and subcultures.  As consumers, we do something with the media we consume.  However, fans take what they consume and use it as a source or inspiration to create their own art, ideas, or writings.  Subcultures live through what they consume.  For instances, people who attend Insane Clown Posie concerts cover their bodies with paint.  These people are subcultures as they enjoy a certain type of music and dress a certain way.  For bands that use the lyrics of the group as inspiration or sources of ideas are fans, because they take what they consumed and build on it.

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