{"product_id":"ripped-torn-and-cut-pop-politics-and-punk-fanzines-from-1976-9781526120595","title":"Ripped, Torn and Cut: Pop, Politics and Punk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRipped, torn and cut \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a collection of original essays exploring the motivations behind – and the politics within – the multitude of fanzines that emerged in the wake of British punk from 1976. \u003ci\u003eSniffin’ Glue \u003c\/i\u003e(1976–77), Mark Perry’s iconic punk fanzine, was but the first of many, paving the way for hundreds of home-made magazines to be cut and pasted in bedrooms across the UK. From these, glimpses into provincial cultures, teenage style wars and formative political ideas may be gleaned. An alternative history, away from the often-condescending glare of London’s media and music industry, can be formulated, drawn from such titles as \u003ci\u003eRipped \u0026amp; Torn\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrass Lip\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCity Fun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVague\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKill Your Pet Puppy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eToxic Grafity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHungry Beat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHard as Nails\u003c\/i\u003e.  The first book of its kind, this collection\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the contested nature of punk’s cultural politics by turning the pages of a vibrant underground press.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘In Ripped, Torn and Cut, The Subcultures Network provides ample evidence that fanzines can and should be taken seriously. The book will be of significance to any historian working on British youth culture, but there is plenty to interest historians working on cultural theory, ageing, personal testimony, publishing and networks. It forms an important and welcome intervention into the history of British youth culture.’\u003cbr\u003eSarah Kenny, University of Birmingham, Sheffield, Contemporary British History, January 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Distinctive and interesting.’\u003cbr\u003eMatt Grimes, Birmingham City University, Riffs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The definitive survey of a living underground, still transformative, and forever restless.’\u003cbr\u003eThurston Moore, Sonic Youth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The Subcultures Network team have curated a lively, thoughtful and thorough collection which explores punk fanzines and their legacy from lots of different angles – full of genuine wonder and enthusiasm for these provocative, often preposterous artefacts.’\u003cbr\u003eLucy Whitman aka Lucy Toothpaste\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Punk rock was a cut and paste culture - a cultural bricolage of pop culture styles reshaped for the then modern age - nowhere was this better underlined than with the explosion of fanzine culture. This book captures that sprit perfectly when a generation empowered by the words are our weapons rallying call of DIY punk rock created their own media.’\u003cbr\u003eJohn Robb\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction - Subcultures Network\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Going underground: Process and place\u003cbr\u003e1. Doing it ourselves: Countercultural and alternative radical publishing in the decade before punk - Jess Baines, Tony Credland \u0026amp; Mark Pawson\u003cbr\u003e2. Zines and history: Zines as history - Lucy Robinson\u003cbr\u003e3. Whose culture? Fanzines, politics and agency - Matthew Worley\u003cbr\u003e4. Invisible women: The role of women in punk fanzine creation - Cazz Blase \u003cbr\u003ePart II: Communiqués and celloptape: Constructing cultures\u003cbr\u003e5. ‘Pam Ponders Paul Morley’s Cat’: City Fun and the politics of post-punk - David Wilkinson\u003cbr\u003e6. Goth ‘zines: Writing from the dark underground, 1976–92 - Claire Nally \u003cbr\u003e7. The evolution of an anarcho-punk narrative, 1978–84 - Russ Bestley \u0026amp; Rebecca Binns \u003cbr\u003e8. ‘Don’t do as you’re told, do as you think’: The transgressive zine culture of industrial music in the 1970s and 1980s - Benjamin Bland\u003cbr\u003e9. Are you scared to get punky? Indie pop, fanzines and punk rock - Pete Dale\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Memos from the frontline:  Locating the source\u003cbr\u003e10. Vague post-punk memoirs, 1979–89 - Tom Vague \u003cbr\u003e11. ‘Mental liberation issue’: Toxic Grafity’s punk epiphany as subjectivity, (re)storying ‘the truth of revolution’ across the lifespan - Mike Diboll\u003cbr\u003e12. From year zero to 1984: I was a pre-teen fanzine writer - Nicholas Bullen\u003cbr\u003e13. Kick: Positive punk - Richard Cabut\u003cbr\u003e14. ‘This is aimed as much at us as at you’: My life in fanzines - Clare Wadd\u003cbr\u003ePart IV: Global communications: Continuities and distinctions\u003cbr\u003e15. Punking the bibliography: RE\/Search publications, the bookshelf question and ideational flow - S. Alexander Reed \u003cbr\u003e16. Punks against censorship: Negotiating acceptable politics in the Dutch fanzine Raket - Kirsty Lohman \u003cbr\u003e17. Contradictory self-definition and organisation: The punk scene in Munich, 1979–82 - Karl Siebengartner \u003cbr\u003e18. ‘Angry grrrl ‘zines’: Riot grrrl and body politics from the early 1990s- Laura Cofield\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040989348183,"sku":"9781526120595","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526120595.jpg?v=1750948506","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ripped-torn-and-cut-pop-politics-and-punk-fanzines-from-1976-9781526120595","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}