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Book

Black punk now : fiction, nonfiction, and comics

Call Number

  • 781.66 B6277 (CEN, OSH, POW)

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Edition

First Soft Skull edition.

Publication Information

New York : Soft Skull, 2023.

Physical Description

337 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Summary

"Black Punk Now is an anthology of contemporary nonfiction, fiction, illustrations, and comics that collectively describe punk today and give punks-especially the Black ones-a wider frame of reference. It shows all of the strains, styles, and identities of Black punk that are thriving, and gives newcomers to the scene more chances to see themselves"--

Contents

  • After afro-punk / James Spooner
  • Beyond bad brains / Chris L. Terry
  • The princess and the pit / Mariah Stovall
  • Tough guy / Ayti Krali
  • Punk family business / Bobby Hackney Jr., as told to Chris L. Terry
  • Let me be misunderstood / Kash Abdulmalik
  • No fun : be careful what you ask for dad / James Spooner
  • Music means free / Courtney Long
  • Standing on the verge / Hanif Abdurraqib
  • Dread(s) / Marcus Clayton
  • The progenitors of Black feminist punk : Sista Grrrl Riot / Laina Dawes
  • Fifteen / Scout Cartagena
  • My echlon summer / Honeychild Coleman
  • Confessions of a Black rock 'n' roll critic / Martin Douglas
  • A lyrical exegesis of Soul Glo's "Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)(by the future))" / Pierce Jordan, as told to Chris L. Terry
  • An extension of me in this other universe : gaming, punk, and queer identity / Mars Dixon, as told to Chris L.Terry
  • Glow / Camille A. Collins
  • Flora from MAAFA / Raeghan Buchanan and Flora-Morena Ferreira Lucini
  • Light's groove / Chris L. Terry
  • Mya, Michelle / Monika Esetella Negra
  • No home : Charlie Valentine / interview by Osa Atoe
  • Big takeover : zines as a freedom technology for Black punks and other marginalized groups / Golden Sunrise Collier
  • Opt-out : reclaiming digital privacy in an omniscient era
  • a conversation with Matt Mitchell / interview by Ashaki M. Jackson
  • What I say / Kyle Ozero, as told to James Spooner
  • Smoke again, Akhi / Alex Smith
  • 10 commandment of Black Punk According to Matt Davis / Dr. Joanna Davis Mcelligatt
  • Brontez Purnell / interview by James Spooner and Chris L. Terry
  • Black Punk Now record crate.

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