Our Subversive Voice: The History and Politics of English Protest Songs, 1600-2020

Whether accompanying a march, a sit-in, or a confrontation with police, songs and protest are inextricably linked. As a tool for political activism, the protest song spells out the issues at the heart of each cause. Over a surprisingly long history, it has been used to spread ideas, inspire political imagination, and motivate political action.

The protest song is - and has always been - a form of political oratory as vital to political representation as it is to performance. Investigating fi...