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Zusatztext "Gerfried Ambrosch's book is a pioneering! comprehensive study of punk culture and music! with a special focus on punk lyrics! that is likely to hold its ground for a long time. It is highly convincing! indeed unique both methodologically and in terms of the wide range of contents and themes it offers. It is academically well-founded! but still accessible to a broader readership in the innovative ways it maps out a tremendously complex! dynamic! and still developing field with consistent reference to a host of original interviews with leading figures of punk! as well as to the lyrics of punk as an essential expression of the (sub)culture's ideologies."- Hugo Keiper! Department of English Studies! University of Graz! Austria Informationen zum Autor Gerfried Ambrosch holds a PhD in English and American Studies from the University of Graz. He spent several years working and researching in London. He currently lives in Vienna, where he works for an international NGO. As a touring musician, he has intimate knowledge of the goings-on in international punk communities. Zusammenfassung The Poetry of Punk is an investigation into the Anglophone punk culture, specifically in the UK and the US, where punk originated in the mid-1970s, its focus being on the song lyrics written and performed by punk rock and hardcore artists. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures Foreword: On Punk Lyrics Greg Bennick Introduction: ‘Three Chords and the Truth’ Chapter 1: Definitions Etymologies Defining Punk Defining Poetry Chapter 2: Punk Lyrics in Form, Function, and Delivery The Meaning of Punk Vocalization The Economy of Punk Songs: Text–Music Reciprocity Text and Paratext Form Intertextuality in Punk Songs The Levels of Communication in Punk Songs The Functions of Punk Lyrics The Anatomy of Punk Lyrics Chapter 3: The ‘Punk Ideology’: The Language of Politics in Punk’s Poetry Anarchy Anticapitalism and DIY Religion Gender and Sexuality Race and Ethnicity Vegetarianism and Animal Rights Chapter 4: "Anarchy in the UK": Genealogies of British Punk and Post-Punk Sex Pistols: A Crudely Poetic Revolution Anarcho-Punk: A Crass Threat to the Establishment ‘UK 82’: The Austere Poetics of Thatcher-Era Punk Eclecticism and Diversification: British Punk in the Twenty-First Century "The Queen Is Dead": From Punk to Post-Punk Chapter 5: "Rise Above": A History of North American Punk and Hardcore The Ramones: Punk as Pastiche Dead Kennedys The Harsh Poetics of Reagan-Era Hardcore Straight Edge: A Sober Revolution? ‘Neo-Punk’: Between Underground Credibility and Mainstream Appropriation The 1990s and Early 2000s: Modern Hardcore’s Defining Years Index ...
