“Who’s Punk? What’s the Score?” On Authenticity, Subcultural Capital, and Scene Cops
Punk’s shorthand for deconstruction has always been: Who says? Yet, if we take that move seriously, we have to apply it to our own sacred binaries.
R.A. Davis
R.A. Davis is the author of After the Party: One Punk’s Philosophy… So Far, a book about punk, philosophy, religion, politics, identity, and what happens when you keep questioning the things you were handed. A longtime participant in punk and hardcore culture, he holds a B.A. in Philosophy from UNC Greensboro and writes about the intersections of punk, existentialism, deconstruction, and everyday life. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.