Politics as sound : the Washington, DC, hardcore scene, 1978-1983 /

Politics as sound : the Washington, DC, hardcore scene, 1978-1983 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Maskell, Shayna L., 1979- author.
Imprint:	Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2021] ©2021
Description:	265 pages ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Music in American life Music in American life.
Subject:	Punk rock music -- Washington (D.C.) -- History and criticism. Hardcore (Music) -- Washington (D.C.) -- History and criticism. Punk culture -- Washington (D.C.) -- History. Hardcore (Music) Punk culture. Punk rock music. Washington (D.C.) Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12627087

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ISBN:	9780252044182 0252044185 9780252086229 0252086228 9780252053122
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Uncompromising and innovative, hardcore punk in Washington, DC, birthed a new sound and nurtured a vibrant subculture aimed at a specific segment of the city's youth. Shayna L. Maskell explores DC's hardcore scene during its short but storied peak. Led by bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat, hardcore in the nation's capital unleashed music as angry and loud as it was fast and minimalistic. Maskell examines the music's aesthetics and the unique impact of DC's sociopolitical realities on the sound and the scene that emerged. As she shows, aspects of the music's structure merged with how bands performed it to put across distinctive representations of race, class, and gender. But those representations could be as complicated and contradictory as they were explicit. A fascinating analysis of a punk rock hotbed, Politics as Sound tells the story of how a generation created music that produced--and resisted--politics and power"--
Other form:	Online version: Maskell, Shayna L., 1979- Politics as sound Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2021. 9780252053122

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Summary:	Uncompromising and innovative, hardcore punk in Washington, DC, birthed a new sound and nurtured a vibrant subculture aimed at a specific segment of the city's youth. Shayna L. Maskell explores DC's hardcore scene during its short but storied peak. Led by bands like Bad Brains and Minor Threat, hardcore in the nation's capital unleashed music as angry and loud as it was fast and minimalistic. Maskell examines the music's aesthetics and the unique impact of DC's sociopolitical realities on the sound and the scene that emerged. As she shows, aspects of the music's structure merged with how bands performed it to put across distinctive representations of race, class, and gender. But those representations could be as complicated and contradictory as they were explicit.<br> <p>A fascinating analysis of a punk rock hotbed, Politics as Sound tells the story of how a generation created music that produced--and resisted--politics and power.</p>
Physical Description:	265 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780252044182 0252044185 9780252086229 0252086228 9780252053122