Bodies in protest: hunger strikes and angry music

Research on social movements has historically focused on the traditional weapons of the working class, especially labor strikes and street demonstrations-but everyday actions, such as eating or singing, which can also be turned into a means of protest, have yet to be fully explored. Originally publi...

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Beteiligte Personen: Siméant, Johanna 1969- (VerfasserIn), Traïni, Christophe 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Traïni, Christophe
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2016]
Schriftenreihe:Protest and social movements 9
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048528264
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048528264
https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048528264
Zusammenfassung:Research on social movements has historically focused on the traditional weapons of the working class, especially labor strikes and street demonstrations-but everyday actions, such as eating or singing, which can also be turned into a means of protest, have yet to be fully explored. Originally published as La gr ève de la faim by Johanna Siméant and La musique en colère by Christophe Traïni, Bodies in Protest is an interdisciplinary and comparative history of these modes of action that reveals how hunger strikes and music ranging from gospel songs to rock anthems can efficiently convey political messages and mobilize the masses. Common to both approaches, the chapters show, is a direct appeal to the emotions and a reliance on the physical, concrete language of the human body
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (180 Seiten)
ISBN:9789048528264
DOI:10.1017/9789048528264