Global Punk

Kevin Dunn is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, NY. He is author of several books, including Imagining the Congo (2003), The Politics of Origin in Africa (2013) and Inside African Politics (2013). He is also a regular contributor to Razorcake and Maximumrocknroll magazines.

• AcknowledgmentsProloguePunk Won: A Conversation with Ian MacKaye1. Punk Matters:DIY punk and the politics of resistance2. You’re Not Punk and I’m Telling Everyone: Oppositional identities and disalienation3. Fuck Your Scene, Kid: The power of local scenes4. Punk Goes the World:Global networks, counter-hegemony and the contradictions of globalization 5. If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk:Punk record labels and DIY as a (anti-)business model6. Satan Wears a Bra while Sniffin’ Glue and eating Razorcake:Punk zines and the politics of DIY self-publishing7. Total Resistance to the Fucking System:Anarcho-punk and resistance in everyday lifePostscriptPunk Rock Won’t Change the World, It Already HasNotesReferencesIndex

Global Punk is filled with people I know, contemporary punk bands I like (or at least have heard of), and theoretic models I respect. It feels intimate. I believe that anyone actively involved in DIY punk rock will experience this intimacy…it will be the book I buy for friends, and revisit for years to come. Highly recommended.