Rebel music in the triumphant empire: punk rock in the 1990s United States

At the dawn of the 1990s, as the United States celebrated its victory in the Cold War and sole superpower status by waging war on Iraq and proclaiming democratic capitalism as the best possible society, the 1990s underground punk renaissance transformed the punk scene into a site of radical oppositi...

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Beteilige Person: Pearson, David ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Oxford University Press 2020
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197534885.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197534885.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:At the dawn of the 1990s, as the United States celebrated its victory in the Cold War and sole superpower status by waging war on Iraq and proclaiming democratic capitalism as the best possible society, the 1990s underground punk renaissance transformed the punk scene into a site of radical opposition to American empire. Nazi skinheads were ejected from the punk scene; apathetic attitudes were challenged; women, Latino, and LGBTQ participants asserted their identities and perspectives within punk; the scene debated the virtues of maintaining DIY purity versus venturing into the musical mainstream; and punks participated in protest movements from animal rights to stopping the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal to shutting down the 1999 World Trade Organization meeting. Punk lyrics offered strident critiques of American empire, from its exploitation of the Third World to its warped social relations
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2020. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (288 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780197534922
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197534885.001.0001