Julian Lawton wrote:
>
>
> > Yes, London was prominent in the rise of the Mod scene in the 60s, but
> > it has
> > grown and diversified a lot more since then, and while London might have
> >
> > the
> > heritage, I don`t think you can make the statement that London is the
> > place to
> > live a Mod lifestyle any more than a whole number of places in this day
> > and
> > age.
> Though it does beat Accrington :-)
i did a seminar on mods last year at uni for a module on nationalism and
had to argue why i thought modernism was uniquely British in its
original beginnings. I argued rightly or wrongly that Mod could only
have evolved at that time and no other because of the cultural
influences that er influenced it ie, early jamaican ska from immigrants
as well as italian and american influences as well. My lecturer was
actually a mod back in the early sixties and thought i was sort of right
so would be interested to see what anyone else thinks. Couls it have
happened at any other period of time, let me know cos theres a
dissertation coming out of this!
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