Shows, bandas e audiência: uma análise microssociológica entre os Headbangers da cidade de Campina Grande-PB.

Abstract

This work has as its central theme the study of the practices of young people and adults who experience Heavy Metal (HM), notably in the moments of sociability of the shows in the city of Campina Grande-PB, paying particular attention to building relationships social events. Headbangers (HB), as HM members are self-recognized, they treat each other as brothers and project themselves as a community formed by equals, elaborating and prescribing rules and norms that legitimize belonging. These individuals assess each other's behaviors based on the incorporation of ratings / senses that are reinforced not only during concerts, but also in the daily life that involves activities that are perceived as belonging to the HM world and that connote belonging to the group. The classification management constitutes for the participants a guide that determines what to listen, wear and behave, as well as prescribe how they should interact with each other, whether they are musicians or audience. We identify as central to Heavy Metal the classification operated in the interactions of Headbangers, which are verticalized in moral and ethical values, based on which they process both your self/representation and your status. the way of thoughtful research to understand this phenomenon is done by anthropology of rituals, seeking to understand the relationship of discourse and practice in exceptional and ordinary events, as well as the rite operates in the formation of individuals that way. The methodology used for this dissertation research was the participant observation developed since 2015, using the field diary to the registration of events and common activities of the HB, as well as the registration of the participants in social networks on the internet. Therefore, they are dealt with within the field of Heavy Metal, the shows as possessing ritual elements, the dimension professional of local bands, differences and classifications that exist in this musical style.