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Radical theatrics : put-ons, politics, and the sixties / Craig J. Peariso.
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Peariso, Craig J.
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Language
English
Published/Created
Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
©2014
Description
xi, 233 pages ; 24 cm
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Protest movements
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Radicalism
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Social aspects
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Radicals
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Political activists
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Art
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Political aspects
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Performing arts
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Political aspects
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Street theater
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Political aspects
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Political culture
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United States
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History
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20th century
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Counterculture
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United States
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1961-1969
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Summary note
"From burning draft cards to staging nude protests, much left-wing political activism in 1960s America was distinguished by deliberate outrageousness. This theatrical activism, aimed at the mass media and practiced by Abbie Hoffman and the Yippies, the Black Panthers, and the Gay Activists Alliance, among others, is often dismissed as naive and out of touch, or criticized for tactics condemned as silly and off-putting to the general public. In Radical Theatrics, however, Craig Peariso argues that these over-the-top antics were far more than just the spontaneous actions of a self-indulgent radical impulse. Instead, he shows, they were well-considered aesthetic and political responses to a jaded cultural climate in which an unreflective 'tolerance' masked an unwillingness to engage with challenging ideas. Through innovative analysis that links political protest to the art of contemporaries such as Andy Warhol, Peariso reveals how the 'put-on'--the signature activist performance of the radical left--ended up becoming a valuable American political practice, one that continues to influence contemporary radicals such as Occupy Wall Street"--Publisher's website.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.
Contents
Introduction: Stereotypes, opposition, and "the sixties"
Monkey theater
"Watch out for pigs in queen's clothing" : camp and the image of radical sexuality
"Erect strong resilient and firm" : Eldridge Cleaver and the performance of "Black" liberation
Afterword.
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ISBN
9780295994116 ((hard cover ; : acid-free paper))
0295994118 ((hard cover ; : acid-free paper))
0295805579
9780295805573
9780295995588 ((paperback ; : acid-free paper))
0295995580 ((paperback ; : acid-free paper))
LCCN
2014025249
OCLC
875520742
Other standard number
40024316127
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Radical theatrics : put-ons, politics, and the sixties / Craig J. Peariso ; design by Dustin Kilgore.
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