The politics of punk : protest and revolt from the streets / David Ensminger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ensminger, David A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punk rock music--Political aspects.

Punk rock music.

Punk rock music--Social aspects.

Punk culture.

Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xv, 227 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2016]

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. 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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 This Land Is Punk Land 1

2 Know Your Enemy 43

3 Zones of Influence: Washington, D.C., and San Francisco 89

4 Shot from Both Sides: M.D.C. 129

5 Litpunk Furor: The Wit of Jennifer Blowdryer 147

6 Slam Dance in the No Time Zone: Punk as Repertoire for Liminality 155

7 Through the Lurid Looking Glass 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ensminger, David, author. Politics of punk.

ISBN:

9781442254442

1442254440

OCLC:

936549260

Publisher Number:

99968868898