Neo-Tribes

This collection brings together perspectives drawn from a range of international scholars who have conducted research into the applications of neo-tribal theory. The concept of the neo-tribe was first introduced by the French sociologist Michel Mafessoli (1996) to describe new forms of social bonds in the context of late modernity. This book critically explores the concepts that underpin neo-tribal theory, using perspectives from different disciplines, through a series of theoretically informed and empirically rich chapters. This innovative approach draws together a recently emergent body of work in cultural consumption, tourism and recreation studies. In doing so, the book critically progresses the concept of neo-tribe and highlights the strengths, weaknesses and the opportunities for the application of neo-tribal theory in an interdisciplinary way.

1. Introduction, Anne Hardy, Andy Bennett, Brady Robards. - 2. Exploring Consumption Leisure and Tourism through a neo-tribal lens, Anne Hardy, Andy Bennett, Brady Robards. - Section 1 Consumption & Leisure. - 3. Rethinking Neo-Tribes: Ritual, Social Differentiation and Symbolic Boundaries in `Alternative Food Practice, Elias le Grand. - 4. Vegetarian for a Day or Two, Bertella Giovanna. - 5. A Coffeehouse Neo-tribe in the Making: Exploring a Fluid Cultural public space in Post-reform Chinese Urbanism, Junxi Qian, Zuyi Lv. - Section 2 Tourism & Sport. - 6. Neo-tribalism and the Role of Space in a Gay Resort, Oskaras Vorobjovas-Pinta. - 6. Youth, Gap Year Travel and the Neo-tribal Experience, Andy Bennett, Novie Johan. - 8. Neo-tribalism outside the stadium: A fluid community of tailgaters, Lan Xue, Jie Gao, Deborah Kersetter. - 9. Motorcycle racing and neo-tribes at the Isle of Man, Mark Dibben, Harald Dolles, Anne Hardy. - Section 3 Music & Belonging. - 10. Dedicated Followers of PaSSion: The neo-tribal participation of UK clubbers and the ' re-memory' of gift-exchange online, Zoe Armour. - 11. Consumption, leisure and `doof neo-tribes in the Byron Shire, Antonia Canosa. - 12. Reconciling neo-tribes and individualism: The transcendence and construction of self through peak music experiences, Ben Green. - Section 4 Digital Media & Social Networks. - 13. Everyday labour, belonging, and neo-tribalism on reddit, Brady Robards. - 14. #ToplessTuesday and #WetWednesday: Young people' s temporal, abstract social gatherings on Tumblr, Matthew Hart. - 15. The networked neo-tribal gaze, Anja Dinhopl, Ulrike Gretzel. - 16. The (Neo)Tribal Nature of Grindr, Simon Clay.