The Punk Reader - Research Transmissions from the Local and the Global (Global Punk) - Softcover

Book 1 of 2: Global Punk

Dines, Mike; Gordon, Alastair; Guerra, Paula

 
9781789381290: The Punk Reader - Research Transmissions from the Local and the Global (Global Punk)

Synopsis

Forty years after its inception, punk has gone global. The founding scenes in the United Kingdom and United States now have counterparts all around the world. Most, if not all, cities on the planet now have some variation of punk existing in their respective undergrounds, and long-standing scenes can be found in China, Japan, India, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Each scene, rather than adopting traditional interpretations of the punk filter, reflects national, regional and local identities.
 
The first offering in Intellect’s new Global Punk series, The Punk Reader: Research Transmissions from the Local and the Global is the first edited volume to explore and critically interrogate punk culture in relation to contemporary, radicalized globalization. Documenting disparate international punk scenes, including Mexico, China, Malaysia and Iran, The Punk Reader is a long-overdue addition to punk studies and a valuable resource for readers seeking to know more about the global influence of punk beyond the 1970s.

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About the Authors

Mike Dines is programme leader for BA (Hons) Music at Middlesex University in London, United Kingdom. As a musician, writer, scholar and DIY punk publisher, Mike has written extensively in the field of subcultures and punk and is currently Chair of the Punk Scholars Network.

Contact: Middlesex University, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT, UK.



Paula Guerra is a professor in the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the Universidade do Porto, and a researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the same university (IS-UP). She is also associate professor of the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Australia.

Contact: Via Panorâmica, s/n, Porto 4150-564, Portugal.



Russ Bestley is reader in graphic design and subcultures at the London College of Communication, editor of the journal Punk & Post-Punk and co-editor of the Global Punk book series published by Intellect Books and the Punk Scholars Network. His research archive can be accessed at https://www.hitsvilleuk.com.

Contact: London College of Communication, University of the Arts London, Elephant & Castle, London SE1 6SB, UK.

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