Complutense Journal of English Studies
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<p>The <em>Complutense Journal of English Studies (ISSN 2386-3935, ISSN-e 2386-6624)</em>, formerly<em> Estudios Ingleses de la Universidad Complutense, </em>founded in 1993, is a scholarly, double-blind peer-reviewed annual journal which publishes cutting-edge, high quality research papers encompassing all areas in the domain of English linguistics, literature and culture. It promotes lively exchange among scholars in the humanities and related disciplines who hold diverse perspectives on current developments in these fields. <em>CJES</em> operates as a showcase for state-of-the-art work in English Studies and aims to provide a rigorous forum for scholarly debate. The journal welcomes original research articles and book reviews on groundbreaking new contributions. CJES has adopted a continuous periodicity publication. Therefore, authors may send their manuscripts throughout the whole year.</p>Ediciones Complutenseen-USComplutense Journal of English Studies2386-3935<p>In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal <em>Complutense Journal of English Studies </em>is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part must cite the source. All content is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 use and distribution licence (CC BY 4.0). This circumstance must be expressly stated in these terms where necessary. You can view the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode" target="_self">summary </a>and the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">complete legal text</a> of the licence.</p> <p> </p>‘An Indigenous Fucking Blood Revival’: Pagan Aesthetics in The US Indigenous Black Metal Scene
https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CJES/article/view/81707
<p>This article analyzes two different modulations of Indigenous Black Metal in the contemporary US context, specifically focusing on how Indigenous Black Metal appropriates (but also distances itself from) European conceptualizations of this Metal subgenre. In this process, it adapts its lyrics to decolonial discourses. The text argues that Pagan Black Metal, although a musical product inherently connected to European understandings of pre-Christian spirituality, has found an autochthonous way in the American scenario through a sense an Indigenous-minded aesthetic vision of European paganism. After introducing the way in which senses of local land, ancestry and paganism are intertwined in the configuration of Pagan Black Metal lyrics, the article addresses two paradigmatic examples of the American Indian approach, Nechochwen and Pan-Amerikan Native Front. These two bands replicate the aggressive sounds and ontological logics of their European counterparts, erasing, nonetheless certain thematic aspects to adapt themselves to Pan-Indigenous dialectics.</p>Alejandro Rivero-Vadillo
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