Radical theatrics : put-ons, politics, and the sixties /

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"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 Alli...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peariso, Craig J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Subjects:
1900-1999
Protest movements > United States > History > 20th century.
Radicalism > Social aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Radicals > United States > History > 20th century.
Political activists > United States > History > 20th century.
Art > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Performing arts > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Street theater > Political aspects > United States > History > 20th century.
Political culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Counterculture > United States > History > 20th century.
Contestation > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Radicalisme > Aspect social > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Radicaux (Politique) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Activistes > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Art > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Arts du spectacle > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Théâtre de rue > Aspect politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Contre-culture > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Art > Political aspects.
Counterculture.
Performing arts > Political aspects.
Political activists.
Political culture.
Protest movements.
Radicals.
United States > History > 1961-1969.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1961-1969.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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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