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Overview
Why did punk—a subculture and music style characterized by a rejection of established norms—appeal to Jews? How did Jews who were genuinely struggling with their Jewish identity find ways to express it through punk rock? Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk explores the cultural connections between Jews and punk in music and beyond, documenting how Jews were involved in the punk movement in its origins in the 1970s through the present day.
Author Michael Croland begins by broadly defining what the terms "Jewish" and "punk" mean. This introduction is followed by an exploration of the various ways these ostensibly incompatible identities can gel together, addressing topics such as Jewish humor, New York City, the Holocaust, individualism, "tough Jews," outsider identity, tikkun olam ("healing the world"), and radicalism. The following chapters discuss prominent Jews in punk, punk rock bands that overtly put their Jewishness on display, and punk influences on other types of Jewish music—for example, klezmer and Hasidic simcha (celebration) music. The book also explores ways that Jewish and punk culture intersect beyond music, including documentaries, young adult novels, zines, cooking, and rabbis.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781440832192 |
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| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 04/18/2016 |
| Pages: | 216 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Introduction xiii
1 Who Are the Jewish Punks? 1
2 Prominent Jews in Punk Rock 23
3 Punk Rock Goes Jewish 51
4 Jewish Music, Made Punk 83
5 Other Punk Media with a Jewish Focus 103
6 Post Punk 123
Acknowledgments 135
Appendix: The Parallel Chronologies of Punk Rock and the Klezmer Revival/Renaissance 137
Notes 141
Glossary of Jewish Terms 171
Selected Bibliography 173
Index 175
What People are Saying About This
"This comprehensive look at Jews in Punk is a revelation. Croland digs deep to explore notions of identity through art. Never mind the smoked lox, this is a mazel tov cocktail hurled in the face of conventional history."
"Croland's work outlines the past, present, and future of Jews and the punk movement. But in a larger sense, Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk gives us the framework for understanding what happens when the esoteric becomes the mainstream, whether that's a 6,000 year old spiritual family, or the sound of three chords played loudly and poorly."
"Croland’s work outlines the past, present, and future of Jews and the punk movement. But in a larger sense, Oy Oy Oy Gevalt! Jews and Punk gives us the framework for understanding what happens when the esoteric becomes the mainstream, whether that’s a 6,000-year-old spiritual family or the sound of three chords played loudly and poorly."
"After digging through articles, defunct websites, and old cassette tapes, Croland compiled this absorbing ethnography of Jews in punk music. He profiles a ragtag collection of singers, guitarists, writers, and filmmakers who affiliate with the punk counter-culture. . . . . Whether you’re a Jewish punk yourself, or just curious about this fascinating sect, Oy Oy Oy Gevalt offers a riveting portrait of the most underground of subcultures."
"Michael Croland’s indefatigable research has revealed that the Jewish/punk crossover is broader and deeper than most people would ever have expected. This fascinating book takes the reader on a journey from Jewish members in punk stalwarts such as the Ramones and NOFX, through jokey Jew-punk projects such as Yidcore and Jewdriver, to klezmer/punk explorations such as Golem. Croland succeeds in demonstrating that Jewish punk is not a footnote to Jewish or punk history, but a source of fruitful and playful provocations in both worlds."