Journal article

Publication year: 2023

Pages: 179-190

Journal: Punk & Post-Punk

Volume number: 12

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 2044-1983

eISSN: 2044-3706

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1386/punk_00195_1

Publisher: Intellect

Abstract: 
In recent years, the slogan 'no future' has been used to illustrate punk ideology, focusing on notions of nihilism, pessimism and anxiety against the backdrop of various crises. It has also been interpreted as emblematic of a certain temporality typical of the years after the post-war boom. However, the meaning of 'no future' in and for punk cultures is rarely explored in detail - a gap this article seeks to address. It conceptualizes 'no future' as a central chronotype of punk, manifesting in various forms. Providing close readings of the exemplary punk songs 'Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue' by the Ramones, 'London Calling' by the Clash, and 'Deutschland' by Slime, the article explores three such forms: presentism, choosing the present over the future; dystopia, detailing a negative future; and negative solution, calling for the negation of a certain aspect of the present. In doing so, the article shows the plurality of meanings of 'no future' in punk and points to further research to be conducted on the time culture of punk.

Harvard Citation style: Grebe, J. (2023) Presentism, dystopia, negative solution: Three forms of the punk chronotype 'no future', Punk & Post-Punk, 12(2), pp. 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1386/punk_00195_1

APA Citation style: Grebe, J. (2023). Presentism, dystopia, negative solution: Three forms of the punk chronotype 'no future'. Punk & Post-Punk. 12(2), 179-190. https://doi.org/10.1386/punk_00195_1