{"product_id":"spanish-punk-screaming-for-democracy-in-a-postdictatorial-state-9798887441047","title":"Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does democracy sound like when it's shouted through a distortion pedal?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1975, Spain emerged from the long shadow of Franco's dictatorship, stumbling toward democracy amid uncertainty, unrest, and unhealed wounds. In the same moment, a raw, raucous, and radically irreverent cultural force exploded onto the scene: punk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth study to trace the uniquely political trajectory of punk in post-Franco Spain. Far from just a musical genre, Spanish punk became a rebellious cultural matrix--a defiant, DIY response to the contradictions of a state trying to reinvent itself. Through fanzines, lyrics, testimonies, and subcultural style, punks posed urgent questions: What kind of democracy was being built? Who was being left out? And how do you scream dissent in a newly \"free\" society?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending historical, philosophical, musicological, and textual analysis, this book shows how punk served as both a glue for oppositional movements and a generator of alternative political identities. It's a long-overdue exploration of how cultural resistance helped shape a generation's answer to dictatorship--and its uneasy aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiéguez, David Vila:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Vila Diéguez\u003c\/b\u003e is a musician, filmmaker, and scholar specializing in around Hispanic popular music and cultural studies. He grew up between the Basque Country and Galicia. He currently holds a professorship at California State University, Monterey Bay. He is one of the founding members of the cultural magazine \u003ci\u003eFurman217\u003c\/i\u003e and the singer of the Latinx alternative band the Rumba Madre. Their album \u003ci\u003ePrisiones y Fugaswas\u003c\/i\u003e chosen as one of the best albums of 2020 by AllMusic, and he is always actively playing all over the world. He wrote an award-winning script for a long-form musical film based on the Rumba Madre's second album, \u003ci\u003eApropiaciones Culturales V.2\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRaygoza, Isabela:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eIsabela Raygoza\u003c\/b\u003e is the associate editor for \u003ci\u003eBillboard Español\u003c\/i\u003e and a leading voice in Latin music, with nearly fifteen years of industry experience. Raised in the San Diego\/Tijuana border region, she is based in New York City and joined \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e full-time in 2022. She earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies from UC Berkeley and a master's degree in media, culture, and communication from NYU.","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51860579156242,"sku":"9798887441047","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3559f4d3-7021-4cd7-9903-9cf06b46f9b8.jpg?v=1767782805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/spanish-punk-screaming-for-democracy-in-a-postdictatorial-state-9798887441047","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}