The Alert Collector: The Gothic Aesthetic: From the Ancient Germanic Tribes to the Contemporary Goth Subculture

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  • Rachel K. Fischer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5860/rusq.58.3.7040

Abstract

Goths. How did we get from warlike Germanic tribes sacking Rome, to an aesthetic or subculture imbued with “the dark and melancholy, a hint of horror tinged with romance.” This column will show you how widely this aesthetic is represented in art, architecture, film, literature and more, and along the way you will undoubtedly find some great resources to add to your collections, from music CD, to academic journals, reference works and the usual popular and academic books. Rachel Fischer has ably put together an excellent resource for anyone wanting to build a collection from the ground-up, or add some new and interesting resources.—Editor

Author Biography

Rachel K. Fischer

Rachel K. Fischer is a Metadata Librarian at the University of Alabama. She has a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from Dominican University, a Master of Science in Management degree from Minot State University, and a BFA in Fine Arts from Columbia College Chicago. She can be reached at Rkfischer@ua.edu.

Correspondence concerning this column should be addressed to Mark Shores; e-mail: shoresml@miamioh.edu.

Cover: Reference & User Services Quarterly, Spring 2019

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Published

2019-06-22

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Vol. 58 No. 3 (2019): Spring

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