WE'RE THE MODS

Britain is a fertile breeding ground for a good deal of youth movements. Amongst others, the teddy boys and rockers – although they had part of their roots in the United States – the mods and rude boys, the skinheads and suedeheads, the punks or football casuals are all exclusively British inventions.

Those youth cultures had despite all their diversity a lot in common. They all, to a large extent, defined themselves by a specific dress code and the music they listened to. Furthermore they were associated with some sort of rebellion against large parts of society, and finally they often used violence to make themselves known.

The mod movement is arguably one of the most extraordinary and longest running youth cultures ever. It has been alive for about half a decade now and has been subject to quite an extensive cultural and social research.

What makes the mod movement so fascinating even today? It is by no means a youth movement anymore since today’s mods have been around for a long time and young people more often than not simply join in without causing tangible friction.

 

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