Punkademics (Minor Compositions) - Softcover

Furness, Zack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570272298 ISBN 13: 9781570272295

Publisher: Minor Compositons, 2012

Synopsis

The worlds of punk-rock and academia have converged and influenced each other in some interesting (if not peculiar) ways. A once marginal subculture, documented in homemade zines and three chord songs, has become fodder for dozens of scholarly articles, books, dissertations and well-mannered debate. Punkademics explores these varied intersections by featuring contributors who best understand the odd combination of punk and academia.

About this title

Review:

"The worlds of punk and academia are deliberately dichotomous: the 'cred' of the former become 'certified credentials' when you enter the latter. This important exploration of the space between the two is weird, uncomfortable, and fraught with mistakes. And we don't give a fuck if you don't like it." - Anne Elizabeth Moore, author of "Unmarketable: Brandalism, Copyfighting, Mocketing and the Erosion of Integrity" and former editor, "Punk Planet"

"Zack Furness and his nerdy bunch impressively reveal how the alternative tentacles of youthful rebellion are infiltrating and disrupting the predictable routines of the academy." - Craig O'Hara, author of "The Philosophy of Punk: More than Noise"

About the Author:

Andrew Cornell is an educator and organizer who has taught at Williams College, Haverford College, and Universite Stendhal-Grenoble 3. He is the author of"Oppose and Propose! Lessons from Movement for a New Society"(AK Press).

About this edition

• Publisher: Minor Compositons
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1570272298
• ISBN 13: 9781570272295
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234