The Field of the "indie" Culture, Its Production and Distribution

(in English): The goal of this bachelor thesis is to study particularities in field of contemporary Czech indie music subculture. In the theoretical part, it defines the indie idea and proposes different optics how to describe this modern trend of alternative culture. It is also a method of social differentiation among other trends. I have gathered data and analyzed them according to qualitative methodology. Contemporary Czech indie culture is percepted as a field of restricted artistic production consisted of relations and interactions between constituent institutions and actors. This thesis points out that origins of indie are associated with music tradition of United States of America and Great Britain. It is unoriginal trend in Czech Republic. This work analyzes local interpretations of indie idea and particularitis of this field. Key words: indie, independent, DIY, rock, alternative, culture, music, style, subculture, media, production, distribution, Czech republic, fiel