Global punk : resistance and rebellion in everyday life / Kevin C. Dunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dunn, Kevin C., 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punk rock music--Social aspects.

Punk rock music.

Punk rock music--Political aspects.

Punk culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

Summary:

Global Punk examines the global phenomenon of DIY (do-it-yourself) punk, arguing that it provides a powerful tool for political resistance and personal self-empowerment.Drawing examples from across the evolution of punk - from the streets of 1976 London to the alleys of contemporary Jakarta - Global Punk is both historically rich and global in.

Contents:

Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PROLOGUE Punk Won:A Conversation with Ian MacKaye; CHAPTER ONE Punk Matters: DIY Punk and the Politics of Resistance; What is punk?; The politics of punk?; About the book; CHAPTER TWO You're Not Punk and I'm Telling Everyone: Oppositional Identities and Disalienation; Nevermind the Bollocks, it's Stevie Stiletto and the Switchblades; DIY Punk as an identity, identity as a process; Punk oppositional identities in practice; Disalienation and self-empowerment in DIY Punk

CHAPTER THREE Fuck Your Scene, Kid: The Power of Local Scenes10Thinking about scenes; The local punk scene as a space for political engagement; Everyday politics of local DIY punk scenes; The fragility of scenes; CHAPTER FOUR Punk Goes the World: Global Networks, Counter-Hegemony, and the Contradictions of Globalization; Today your love, tomorrow the world:19 networked scenes and a global punk community; Do try this at home: the message is the medium, the medium is the message; Global punk: cultural imperialism or personal empowerment

CHAPTER FIVE If It Ain't Cheap, It Ain't Punk: Punk Record Labels and DIY as a (Anti-)Business Model"When Hitsville hits the UK ": a brief history of DIY record labels; Us versus Them: turning consumers into collaborators; "It was easy, it was cheap-go and do it!": DIY punk in practice; Intentionally bad capitalists; CHAPTER SIX Satan Wears a Bra While Sniffin' Glue and Eating Razorcake: Punk Zines and the Politics of DIY Self-publishing; Hidden in plain view: zines and DIY self-publishing; A short history of zines; Punk meets DIY self-publishing publishing, a love aff air ensues

Giving voice to the marginalized: the case of Riot Grrrl zines33DIY punk zines and anti- status quo: more intentionally bad capitalists; Local zines, global form: zines and cultural transmissions; CHAPTER SEVEN Total Resistance to the Fucking System: Anarcho-punk and Resistancein Everyday Life; "Do they owe us a living? Of course they fucking do!": a brief history of anarcho-punk; Conceiving anarchy; Practicing anarchy; Anarcho-punk as lifestyle anarchism?; Contradictions and shortcomings; POSTSCRIPT Punk Rock Won't Change the World, It Already Has; NOTES; REFERENCES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-62892-606-6

OCLC:

950904533