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Zusatztext Dr Hagen's work show us how music exists not just for our enjoyment, but for a greater understanding of ourselves and for creating strength and identity in times when freedom is not a given. Informationen zum Autor Trever Hagen is a trumpeter, writer and researcher. His interests lie in extended technique, noise, improvisation, movement, memory studies, music therapy and acoustic ecology. Hagen is a former Fulbright Scholar, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow. Klappentext Living in the Merry Ghetto is a new look at illegal music-making in Czechoslovakia during state socialism. The book examines the case of the Czech Underground and the politics of their music and their way of life, paying close attention to the development of the ensemble The Plastic People of the Universe. Zusammenfassung Living in the Merry Ghetto is a new look at illegal music-making in Czechoslovakia during state socialism. The book examines the case of the Czech Underground and the politics of their music and their way of life, paying close attention to the development of the ensemble The Plastic People of the Universe. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Nicknames and diminutives Acknowledgements Preface Chapter One: The Underground Cultural Ecology Chapter Two: From Socialist Realism to the Prague Spring Chapter Three: Assembling the Merry Ghetto Chapter Four: Creativity, Establishment and the Self Chapter Five: Human Rights, Prison and Amplifiers Chapter Six: Generating New Waves Chapter Seven: Underground is Life Chapter Eight: Getting By Together Bibliography References Index
