Taking as its starting point the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies' conception of youth culture as a site of potential 'resistance', the article explores the substance and motifs of Oi!'s protest to locate its actual and perceived meaning within a far wider political and socio-economic context. It is argued here, however, that such a reading is too simplistic and ignores the more complex politics contained both within Oi! and the various youth cultural currents that revolved around the term 'punk' at this time. As a form of British punk associated with skinheads, Oi! has oft-been dismissed as racist and bound up in the politics of the far right. ![]() ![]() ![]() This article looks at the controversial music genre Oi! in relation to youth cultural identity in late 1970s' and early 1980s' Britain.
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