What punk taught me / edited by Gregory Blair, Jason Swift.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blair, Gregory, editor.

Swift, Jason, editor.

Series:

Vernon series in music.

Series in Music

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punk culture and art.

Punk culture.

Subculture.

Punk rock music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Press, [2025]

Summary:

From personal anecdotes to philosophical inquiries, 'What Punk Taught Me' gathers essays from fifteen different contributors whose lives have all been touched upon by punk culture in some meaningful way. Many years after hearing their first blast of distorted punk guitar as a youth or teenagers, these individuals (like so many others) have come to realize later in life that their experience of punk has provided them with an incredibly valuable tutelage in becoming an artist, writer, educator, or overall human being. For these contributors, the experience of punk has been the source of community and ethics, philosophy and aesthetics, or even an attitude and identity. This anthology explores how various individuals have connected with punk in a variety of distinctive ways-through music, venues, fashion, art, writing, activism, collecting culture, rebellion, subversion, or DIY projects. These essays document the lessons of punk, bringing together people from a wide array of backgrounds. Each of them shares their own unique story of what punk has taught them - how those experiences have been formative in their lives and how punk has supported their personal and professional development. These narratives serve as a reflection on the myriad influences of punk - as a methodology, a philosophy, an ontology, an aesthetic, a strategy, a cultural phenomenon, or a worldview. The culmination of this collection provides a deeper understanding of the individualized and personal influences of punk but also the wider arch and overall legacy of punk culture. Through this analysis, an explicit correlation is drawn between the world of punk, the educations it provides, and the ripples of its wider socio-cultural impact.

Contents:

Introduction: What punk taught me / Gregory Blair

Introduction part 2: What punk taught me / Jason Swift

Proof of existence / Liz Worth

Investigations into punk artist philosophy / E. Latham

Straight and alert: being a straight edge punk in a small southern town / Jason Swift

Amplified ink / Jim Ruland

Punk art: a culture of concepts / Samantha Russell

Punk is a thief / Dixie Lyn Boswell

Collaboration is critical / Jamies Mayhew

Punking punks: Carp, Slash, and DiDi

Unlikely punkademics: eschewing the institution to create something new / Valerie George, C.S. Satterwhite

Punk: a way of knowing / Donald Renner

Doing it wrong: necessary transgressions / Gregory Blair

Nothing is perfect: the wave of punk / Stephen Morrow

An everyday-ordinary spectacle: drifting through a tavern in a situational game, in a punk sort of way / Clayton Funk, Conor Bachus, Spencer Wehner

Afterword / Gregory Blair.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

979-88-8190-336-7