Bodies in Protest
Hunger Strikes and Angry Music
Published on 1. October 2025
180 pages
978-1-040-79189-9 (ISBN)
Description
Research on social movements has historically focused on the traditional weapons of the working class, especially labour strikes and street demonstrations-but everyday actions, such as eating or singing, which can also be turned into a means of protest, have yet to be fully explored. An interdisciplinary and comparative history of these modes of action, Bodies in Protest reveals how hunger strikes and music ranging from gospel songs to rock anthems can efficiently convey political messages and mobilize the masses. Common to both approaches, the contributions show, is a direct appeal to the emotions and a reliance on the physical, concrete language of the human body.
This book was originally published as La musique en colere by Christophe Traini (2008), and La greve de la faim by Johanna Simeant (2009)
This book was originally published as La musique en colere by Christophe Traini (2008), and La greve de la faim by Johanna Simeant (2009)
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
File size
1,49 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-79189-9 (9781040791899)
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Persons
Johanna Simeant is professor of political science at the University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne (CESSP), and has published La cause des sans-papiers (1998), Le travail humanitaire (2002), La greve de la faim (2009), Contester au Mali (2014) and edited books.
Christophe Traini is professor of political science at the Institute of Political Science in Aix-en-Provence. His publications include La musique en colere (Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2008), La cause animale (Paris: PUF, 2011), and the edition of the reader Emotions ... mobilisation!(Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2009).
James M. Jasper is a sociologist at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has each written a number of books on recent social movements, and is the co-editor of book series, 'Protest and Social Movements.'
Christophe Traini is professor of political science at the Institute of Political Science in Aix-en-Provence. His publications include La musique en colere (Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2008), La cause animale (Paris: PUF, 2011), and the edition of the reader Emotions ... mobilisation!(Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 2009).
James M. Jasper is a sociologist at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has each written a number of books on recent social movements, and is the co-editor of book series, 'Protest and Social Movements.'
Content
PREFACE, HUNGER STRIKES, ANGRY MUSIC, INDEX, LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
