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OverviewFollowing the convulsions of 1968, one element uniting many of the disparate social movements that arose across Europe was the pursuit of an elusive authenticity that could help activists to understand fundamental truths about themselves-their feelings, aspirations, sexualities, and disappointments. This volume offers a fascinating exploration of the politics of authenticity as they manifested themselves among such groups as Italian leftists, East German lesbian activists, and punks on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Together they show not only how authenticity came to define varied social contexts, but also how it helped to usher in the neoliberalism of a subsequent era. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Joachim C. Haberlen , Mark Keck-Szajbel , Kate MahoneyPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 25 ISBN: 9781785339998ISBN 10: 1785339990 Pages: 308 Publication Date: 19 October 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Joachim C. Haberlen and Mark Keck-Szjabel Chapter 1. Revolution as a Quest for an Authentic Life: The 1960s and 1970s in Italy Angelo Ventrone Chapter 2. Authenticity through Transgression: Small Acts of Resentment in Post-1968 Czechoslovakia Baris Yoerumez Chapter 3. The Political, Emotional, and Therapeutic: Narratives of Consciousness-Raising and Authenticity in the English Women's Liberation Movement Kate Mahoney Chapter 4. A Genealogy of a Politics of Subjectivity: Guy Hocquenghem, Homosexuality, and the Radical Left in Post-1968 France Antoine Idier Chapter 5. New Feminism, Women's Subjectivity, and Feminist Politics: Conceptual Transfers and Activist Inspirations in Yugoslavia in the 1970s and 1980s Zsofia Lorand Chapter 6. Women's Bodies and Feminist Subjectivities in West Germany Jane Freeland Chapter 7. The Rise of a New Consciousness: Lesbian Activism in East Germany in the 1980s Maria Buhner Chapter 8. The Italian Movement of 1977 and the Cultural Praxis of the Youthful Proletariat Danilo Mariscalco Chapter 9. The Struggle for the Minds of the Youth: The Securitate and Musical Countercultures in Communist Romania Manuela Marin Chapter 10. Punk Authenticity: Difference across the Iron Curtain Jeff Hayton Chapter 11. Humanitarianism on Stage: Live Aid and the Origins of Humanitarian Pop Music Benjamin Moeckel Chapter 12. Embedded Abstractions: Authenticity, Aura, and Abject Domesticity in Hamburg's Hafenstrasse Jake P. Smith Afterword: Concluding Thoughts: Authenticity's Visual Turn Sara Blaylock IndexReviewsThe Politics of Authenticity raises a number of meaningful-and provocative-interpretive questions, which makes it valuable reading for students of postwar social movements and countercultures, as well as those seeking to understand the recent history of democratic cultures and political participation in Europe. * Central European History This is one of the most distinctive and inspiring explorations of protest cultures that I have read in the last decade or so. While building on existing studies of social movements, it is original in its geographical breadth, diversity of topics and methodologies, and theoretical approach. * Malgorzata Fidelis, University of Illinois at Chicago The innovative studies collected here contribute to important discussions within contemporary history. This book will be very useful for both undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as scholars in history, sociology, and other fields. * Pascal Eitler, Max Planck Institute for Human Development This is one of the most distinctive and inspiring explorations of protest cultures that I have read in the last decade or so. While building on existing studies of social movements, it is original in its geographical breadth, diversity of topics and methodologies, and theoretical approach. - Malgorzata Fidelis, University of Illinois at Chicago The innovative studies collected here contribute to important discussions within contemporary history. This book will be very useful for both undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as scholars in history, sociology, and other fields. - Pascal Eitler, Max Planck Institute for Human Development Author InformationJoachim C. Haberlen is Assistant Professor of Continental European History at the University of Warwick. He has previously coedited a theme issue on emotions in protest movements for Contemporary European History (2014) and published numerous articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |