In Journalism, we were asked to write a story about something happening locally. I wrote an article about rave culture in Chicago and how it has evolved overtime. I decided to write this because I have a lot of friends that go to these events and dj at raves. I also am really into how rave culture began. I love the style a lot of ravers had in the 90s and I noticed that overtime the culture has shifted. Raving basically began in Chicago and I wanted to write this to show people that it isn’t dead in the place where it was born. I also wanted to inform people about Chicago’s youth and how they connect with people in different communities. Learning about Chicago’s gay club scene in the 80s really inspired me to write this and talk about the change in the culture. I interviewed a lot of people who attended raves both young and old. I not only got a lot of different perspectives about raves, but I got a chance to ask some questions about a culture I’ve never really immersed myself in. Although, I’ve always been into the rave scene, I’ve never actually attended many raves. I was just close to people who did. Writing this really opened up my eyes about Chicago youth and how the culture here is different than any other city in the world.
