Punk and Hardcore: Contemporary Approaches
Edited by: Emilie Hardman (Department of Sociology, Brandeis University) Ben Holtzman (Independent Scholar/Documentary Filmmaker) Alan O’Connor (Cultural Studies Program, Trent University, Canada)
The focus of this edited book is the contemporary punk and hardcore scenes. The book emphasizes the period after which most works by music critics and academics have declared punk to have ended. From the perspective of the movement in the 1980s and after, this book deals with the complexities and differences within an international field that includes anarcho-punk and conservative hardcore kids, ‘crusty’ street punks and suburban straightedge scenes, religious punks and queercore. We are skeptical of approaches which attempt to fix punk in a single meaning and seek contributions which emphasize punk as a field in which there are many different intentions and struggles. A long introduction sets out the editors’ approach to punk/hardcore which includes a discussion of these issues. There will also be an extensive selected bibliography.
The book will consider issues such as resistance, commodification, social class, geography, identity (gender, race, sexual diversity, etc.), and activism. Contributions will not only describe scenes and struggles within punk but each will clearly identify the larger political and theoretical issues at stake. Descriptions of local scenes or aspects of the punk movement are not sufficient. Each contribution must address larger theoretical and political issues in an explicit manner. All theoretical perspectives and disciplines are welcome.
The editors invite contributions. We are looking for chapters of about 4,000-6,000 words written for academic readers as well as punks looking for serious discussion of their movement. The book will be published by an academic press and will be available in bookstores. Contributions and inquiries should be sent electronically to benholtzman at riseup.net. Submissions must be received no later than 1 July 2004.
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