Browse Exhibits (3 total)
Gender & Sexuality
Gender and sexuality were thriving forces behind the movement and image of punk. While previously topics of taboo, the ideas of gender and sexuality, as fluid identities and performances, came to the forefront of the conversations within the punk movement.
State Censorship
State censorship played an important role in the development of Yugoslav punk during the 1970's and 1980's. We examine the way in which the government censored Yugoslav punk bands, and how state sponsored censorship changed after the death of Tito in 1980.
Performance
Performance is an essential component of punk music and subculture, encompassing sound, vocals, language, bodily movement, interaction with audience, fashion and more. Much of the shock value associated with the early years of the punk movement stemmed from disruptive and self-consciously agressive live performances, qualities that first attracted the disaffected youth of the 1970s and 80s to the punk subculture as a visible form of rebellion. Since Yugoslav punk was closely connected to avant-garde theater and art scenes, its performative strategies were highly experimental, intertextual, and transgressive, always pushing the boundaries of what was socially and politically acceptable.