The Aesthetic of Our Anger (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781570273186)

Literary Nonfiction. Music. Punk is one of the most fiercely debated post-war subcultures. Despite the attention surrounding the movement's origins, analyses of punk have been drawn predominantly from a now well-trodden historical narrative. This simplification of punk's histories erases its breadth and vibrancy, leaving out bands from Crass to the Subhumans who took the call for anarchy in the UK seriously.

Disillusioned by the commercialization of punk, the anarcho-punk scene fought against dependence on large record labels. Anarcho-punk re-ignited the punk ethos, including a return to an anyone-can-do-it' culture of music production and performance. Anarcho-punk encouraged focused political debate and self-organised subversive activities, from a heightened awareness to issues of personal freedom and animal rights to the development of local cooperatives where musicians, artists and like-minded people could meet.

The anarcho-punk movement helped to reignite a serious anarchist movement in the UK and inspired actions challenging the Thatcher- Reagan axis. THE AESTHETIC OF OUR ANGER explores the development of the anarcho-punk scene from the late 1970s, raising questions over the origins of the scene, its form, structure and cultural significance examining how anarcho-punk moved away from using anarchy' as mere connotation and shock value towards an approach that served to make punk a threat again.

Author: Mike Dines and Matthew Worley (Editors)
ISBN-10: 1570273189
ISBN-13: 9781570273186
Publisher: Minor Compositions/Autonomedia
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2016
Pages: 315
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d