Summary of my Research

The Emo culture is a relatively new phenomenon; it has mostly evolved in the last decade, around a style of music derived from punk music. However, in the last few year North America has seen an explosion of the Emo style, mostly in its young population, not only in music but also in fields such as fashion, literature, etc. The media has carried an image of Emo, at once defining and blurring the basic elements of this subculture, so that very few people could give a precise or accurate definition of what is Emo.
A lot of prejudices tag what are called “the Emo kids”. The emotive side of their music and their particular style (thigh black clothes, long hair, make-up) are ridiculed; they seem too melodramatic so some, too dark and depressing to others. People think it is a nothing but a soon-to-die trend.

My hypothesis is that the Emo subculture exists and that such subculture has existed earlier in History. Indeed, I suggest that the Emos could be compared to the Romantics, artists representing this literature movement in the 18th and 19th century.