The politics of punk : protest and revolt from the streets /
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| Author / Creator: | Ensminger, David A. author. |
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| Imprint: | Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016] ©2016 |
| Description: | xv, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10874394 |
| Summary: | Punk rock has long been equated with the ever-shifting concepts of dissent, disruption, and counter-cultural activities. As a result, since its 1970s and 1980s incarnations, when bands in Britain--from The Clash and Sex Pistols to Angelic Upstarts, U.K. Subs, and Crass--offered alternative political convictions and subversive lifestyle choices, the media has often deemed punk a threat. Bands like Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, and Millions of Dead Cops followed suit in America, pushing similar boundaries as the music mutated into a harsher "hardcore" style that branched deep into suburban enclaves. Those antagonisms and ideals were, in turn, translated by another wave of bands--from Fugazi to Anti-Flag--whose commitment to community building was as pronounced as their taut, explosive tunes.<br> <br> <br> <br> In The Politics of Punk, David Ensminger probes the conscience of punk by going beyond the lyrics and slogans of the pithy culture war. He paints a broad, nuanced, and well-documented picture of the ongoing activism and outreach inherent in punk. Creating a people's history of punk's social, cultural, aesthetic, and political features, the book features original interviews with members of Dead Kennedys, Dead Boys, MDC, Channel 3, Snap-Her, Scream, Minutemen, TSOL, the Avengers, Blowdryers, and many more. Ensminger highlights punk money's influence on philanthropy and community involvement and paints a contextualized picture of how punk critiqued dominant culture by channeling support and media coverage for a wide array of humanitarian programs for gays and lesbians, the homeless, the disabled, environmental and health research, and other causes. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442254442 1442254440 |
