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OverviewLiving in the Merry Ghetto reframes how people use music to build resistance. Author Trever Hagen addresses the social context of illegal music-making in Czechoslovakia during state socialism. He tells the story of a group of rock'n'roll musicians who went underground after 1968, building a parallel world from where they could flourish: the Merry Ghetto. The book examines the case of the Czech Underground and the politics of their music and their way of life, paying close attention to the development of the ensemble The Plastic People of the Universe. Taking in multiple political transitions from the 1940s-2000s, the story focuses on non-official cultural practices such as listening to foreign radio broadcasts, seeking out copied cassette tapes, listening to banned LPs, growing long hair, attending clandestine concerts, smuggling albums via diplomats, recording in home-studios and being thrown in prison for any of these activities. Drawing on ethnographic interviews with Undergrounders, archival research and participant observation, Hagen shows how these practices shaped consciousness, informed bodies and promoted collective action, all of which contributed to an Underground identity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Trever Hagen (Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow, Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow, Department of Sociology, Philosophy, Anthropology at the University of Exeter)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.344kg ISBN: 9780190263867ISBN 10: 0190263865 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 18 July 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Nicknames and diminutives Acknowledgements Preface Chapter One: The Underground Cultural Ecology Chapter Two: From Socialist Realism to the Prague Spring Chapter Three: Assembling the Merry Ghetto Chapter Four: Creativity, Establishment and the Self Chapter Five: Human Rights, Prison & Amplifiers Chapter Six: Generating New Waves Chapter Seven: Underground is Life Chapter Eight: Getting By Together Bibliography References IndexReviewsThis is a classic study of why music and memory matter. Trever Hagen takes us well beyond the Czech underground music scene to reveal the power of music to evoke emotions and inspire collective action. -- Ronald Eyerman, Professor of Sociology, Yale University Dr Hagen's work show us how music exists not just for our enjoyment, but for a greater understanding of ourselves and for creating strength and identity in times when freedom is not a given. -- Justin Vernon, Bon Iver This is a classic study of why music and memory matter. Trever Hagen takes us well beyond the Czech underground music scene to reveal the power of music to evoke emotions and inspire collective action. -- Ronald Eyerman, Professor of Sociology, Yale University Dr Hagen's work show us how music exists not just for our enjoyment, but for a greater understanding of ourselves and for creating strength and identity in times when freedom is not a given. -- Justin Vernon, Bon Iver Author InformationTrever Hagen is a trumpeter, writer and researcher. His interests lie in extended technique, noise, improvisation, movement, memory studies, music therapy and acoustic ecology. Hagen is a former Fulbright Scholar, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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