{"product_id":"the-pet-shop-boys-and-the-political-9781350331563","title":"The Pet Shop Boys and the Political","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Pet Shop Boys came of age at a time of deep socio-political tension. From the rise of sexual politics and awareness to Thatcherite neoliberalism and the Cold War, this book explores the cultural and political impact of the band and offers a fascinating window into the late 20th and early 21st centuries. An archetypal gay band', it shows how their overt queerness influenced generations of LGBTQIA+ music lovers and artists alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering the full oeuvre of the Pet Shop Boys; their albums, films, stage productions and collaborations, chapters in this collection show how their work is suffused with political commentary on the past and present covering themes as broad as queer identity, the HIV\/AIDs epidemic, globalization and Brexit. It also places them within the context of their times and considers them as activists, authors, social commentators, political actors and personalities to better understand what influenced them. Bringing together a range of perspectives and disc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis delightful collection brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars. As the authors dive into themes like Thatcherism and queerness, they showcase both the critical role the Pet Shop Boys played in shaping the social and cultural landscape as well as the meaning(s) its music has brought to listeners. * Jovana Babovic, Associate Professor of History, SUNY Geneseo, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures Introduction\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eBodie A. Ashton, (Universität Erfurt, Germany) \u003cb\u003ePart I It’s All About Change, It’s a Metamorphosis: The Personal-Political \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e1.       \u003c\/b\u003eChe Guevara and Debussy to a Disco Beat: Intellectualism and the Pet Shop Boys, \u003ci\u003eAntares Russell Leask, (North Virginia Community College, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e2.       \u003c\/b\u003eThe End of the West: Community and Chorus in Pet Shop Boys since ‘Go West’\u003ci\u003e, Adrian Daub, (Stanford University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e3.       \u003c\/b\u003eHe Dreamed of Machines: Queer Heritage and the Pet Shop Boys’ Turing Test, \u003ci\u003eBodie A. Ashton, (Universität Erfurt, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart II Blaming the Colour TV: Neoliberal and Capitalist Critique\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e4. \u003c\/b\u003eBuying and Selling Your History: Navigating the Ruins of Neoliberalism with Tennant and Lowe, \u003ci\u003eJonathan Dean, (University of Leeds, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e5.       \u003c\/b\u003eThe Currency We Spent: The Pet Shop Boys and the Actualisation of Thatcherite Economics, \u003ci\u003eStephanie Polsky, (Goldsmiths University of London, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e6. \u003c\/b\u003eMoscow or Manderley? Spectrality and Sovietism in the Pet Shop Boys’ Oeuvre, \u003ci\u003eCarolin Isabel Steiner (University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart III We Came from Outer Space: Siting and Spatiality\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e7. \u003c\/b\u003e“All that Swinging Sixties. It Never Did Anyone Any Good, Did It?” The Pet Shop Boys and the Scandal of the Profumo Affair, Christopher Spinks (University of East Anglia, UK)\u003cb\u003e 8.       \u003c\/b\u003eGo West, Young Band, \u003ci\u003eTorsten Kathke\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Johannes-Guttenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart IV We’re the Pet Shop Boys: Metanarrativity and Manifestations\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e9. \u003c\/b\u003eIt’s a Sin: Religious Imagery and Queer Identities in \u003ci\u003eIt Couldn’t Happen Here, Lisa-Marie Pöhland (Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e10. \u003c\/b\u003eWhat Have I Done to Deserve This? Personal, Professional, and Political Representations in \u003ci\u003eSmash Hits \u003c\/i\u003eduring the ‘Imperial Phase’ (1986-1988), \u003ci\u003eLexi Webster (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e11. \u003c\/b\u003eYou’ve Been Around but You Don’t Look Too Rough: The Pet Shop Boys as Legacy Artists, \u003ci\u003eAbby S. Waysdorf (Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e12.\u003c\/b\u003e It's (Not) Obvious: Queerness and Queer Identities Pre- and Post-\u003ci\u003eBilingual, Bodie A. Ashton (Universität Erfurt, Germany) and Carolin Isabel Steiner (University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866599797079,"sku":"9781350331563","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350331563.jpg?v=1722279398","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-pet-shop-boys-and-the-political-9781350331563","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}