section_path: Legacy and influence/Cultural and academic impact
section_name: Cultural and academic impact
paragraph_text: Cultural and academic impact
  
  Music sociologist Andy Bennett describes Oasis as "the sonic voice of Northern pride in a time of cultural centralization". Their use of regional accents, lyrical themes, and public personas resonated with disaffected youth, especially in industrial cities. The band's fashion—parkas, trainers, and mod haircuts—helped solidify a subcultural identity later studied in fashion sociology.
  
  Academic analyses have also focused on their gender performance and stage dynamics. Neil Nehring suggests that Liam Gallagher's performance style mixed rebellion and introspection, presenting a hybrid form of postmodern masculinity. Meanwhile, Noel Gallagher's songwriting has been the subject of literary analysis, with researchers noting his use of anthemic choruses and nostalgic lyricism as devices of collective memory.
  
  Historian Keith Gildart contends that Oasis embodied the voice of post-industrial, working-class youth in Britain. Their music captured everyday realities and aspirations, fostering a deep cultural resonance that contributed to the band's enduring nostalgic value for a generation that came of age during significant social and economic transformation. Their albums—especially (What's the Story) Morning Glory? —are often cited in academic literature about emotional resonance and branding in music.