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Radical Theatrics: Put-Ons, Politics, and the Sixties
Craig J. Peariso
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Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; HBTV; JPFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
245
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295995588
SKU
V9780295995588
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About Craig J. Peariso
Craig J. Peariso is assistant professor of art history at Boise State University.
Reviews for Radical Theatrics: Put-Ons, Politics, and the Sixties
Peariso's study of `failed' sixties radicalism is an important contribution to our growing understanding of the complexities of radicalism in the postmodern, where performance is everywhere and manifold.
Alan Filewod
Labour / Le Travail
This intriguing book presents a revisionist revaluation of the more problematic radical edges of political performance art in the United States of the ... Read more
Alan Filewod
Labour / Le Travail
This intriguing book presents a revisionist revaluation of the more problematic radical edges of political performance art in the United States of the ... Read more