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Sad Boy Aesthetics
Through the precession of simulacra, we have arrived at a landscape of e-girls and sad boys, the aesthetic values of our time transposed onto the ecstatic communications of the hyperreal. Through Baudrillardian analysis, Alex Mazey attempts to trace a genealogy of Sad Boy Aesthetics, charting its earliest occurrences to progenitors like Yung Lean and Bladee, before moving towards more connective and investigational readings of Lil Peep.
150 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2021
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December 22, 2021
Vast amount of pop culture references, an n-deoth analysis of the emo-rap movement, as well as a significant pool of knowledge and philosophical theory are all strengths of Sad Boy Aesthetics. However, I felt distracted by the book's messy formating and presentation. E.g the amount of single quotation marks, some proper nouns such as names of brands are italicised but nott others, is quite confusing. However I did enjoy Mazey's writing and the overrall reading experience.
August 2, 2021
Brilliant book, mixes popular music and the principles of Baudrilardian analysis and aesthetics perfectly. Must read.
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