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245 10 a| Radical theatricsh| [electronic resource] :b| put-ons, politics, and the sixties /c| Craig J. Peariso.;

260 a| Seattle :b| University of Washington Press,c| [2014];

300 a| xi, 233 pages ;c| 24 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 2 a| "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"--From publisher's website.;

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Radical theatrics put-ons, politics, and the sixties / Craig J. Peariso.

Author/creator	Peariso, Craig J.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2014]
Description	xi, 233 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	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. United States--History. --1961-1969.

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.
Scope and content	"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"--From publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 212-226) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2014025249
ISBN	9780295994116 (hard cover : acid-free paper)

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