# A brief history of goths

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Dan Adams
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Literature and writing
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_adams_a_brief_history_of_goths)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

What do fans of atmospheric post-punk music have in common with ancient barbarians? Not much ... so why are both known as "goths"? Is it a weird coincidence – or is there a deeper connection stretching across the centuries? Dan Adams investigates. \[Directed by Globizco, narrated Addison Anderson, music by Manuel Borda\].

## Lectures

1. [A brief history of goths](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/dan_adams_a_brief_history_of_goths/56f61b27a756), 6 min (TED's player)