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"1980 was a turning point in American history. When the year began, it was still very much the 1970s, with Jimmy Carter in the White House, a sluggish economy marked by high inflation, and the disco still riding the airwaves. When it ended, Ronald Reagan won the presidency in a landslide, inaugurating a rightward turn in American politics and culture. We still feel the effects of this tectonic shift today, as even subsequent Democratic administrations have offered neoliberal economic and social policies that owe more to Reagan than to FDR or LBJ. To understand what the American public was thinking during this pivotal year, we need to examine what they were reading, listening to, and watching. 1980: American Culture in Transition puts the news events of the era-everything from the Iran hostage crisis to the rise of televangelism-into conversation with the year's popular culture. Separate chapters focus on the movies, television shows, songs, and books that Americans were talking about that year, including both the biggest hits and some notable flops that failed to capture the shifting zeitgeist. As he looks at the events that had Americans glued to their screens, from the Miracle on Ice to the mystery of Who Shot JR, cultural historian Jim Cullen garners surprising insights about how Americans' attitudes were changing as they entered the 1980s"--

Mass media --- Popular culture --- History --- United States --- Social life and customs --- Politics and government --- Intellectual life --- liberal social libertarianism, libertarianism, american politics, 1980s politics, reaganomics, conservative economic libertarianism, television history, 1980s culture, 1980s political scene, Ronald Reagan, Ronald Reagan Presidency, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin Wall, the Berlin Wall, global tension, nuclear arms race, conservative politics, the eighties, eighties culture, eighties pop music, eighties tv shows, 1980s movies, 1980s Hollywood, televangelism, 80s windbreakers, 80s fashion, 80s fashion trends.

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"A coming-of-age memoir of life on the frontlines of the AIDS Crisis with ACT UP New York. From the moment Ron Goldberg stumbled into his first ACT UP meeting in June 1987, the AIDS activist organization became his life. For the next eight years, he chaired committees, planned protests, led teach-ins, and facilitated their Monday night meetings. He cruised and celebrated at ACT UP parties, attended far too many AIDS memorials, and participated in over a hundred zaps and demonstrations, becoming the group's unofficial "Chant Queen," writing and leading chants for many of their major actions. Boy with the Bullhorn is both a memoir and an immersive history of the original New York chapter of ACT UP, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, from 1987 to 1995, told with great humor, heart, and insight. Using the author's own story, "the activist education of a well-intentioned, if somewhat naïve nice gay Jewish theater queen," Boy with the Bullhorn intertwines Goldberg's experiences with the larger chronological history of ACT UP, the grassroots AIDS activist organization that confronted politicians, scientists, drug companies, religious leaders, the media, and an often-uncaring public to successfully change the course of the AIDS epidemic. Diligently sourced and researched, Boy with the Bullhorn provides both an intimate look into how activist strategies are developed and deployed, as well as a snapshot of life in New York City during the darkest days of the AIDS epidemic. On the occasions where Goldberg writes outside his personal experience, he relies on his extensive archive of original ACT UP documents, news articles, and other published material, as well as activist videos and oral histories, to help flesh out actions, events, and the background stories of key activists. Writing with great candor, Goldberg examines the group's triumphs and failures, as well as the pressures and bad behaviors that eventually tore ACT UP apart. A story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, from engaging in outrageous, media-savvy demonstrations, to navigating the intricacies of drug research and the byzantine bureaucracies of the FDA, NIH, and CDC, Boy with the Bullhorn captures the passion, smarts, and evanescent spirit of ACT UP-the anger, grief, and desperation, but also the joy, camaraderie, and sexy, campy playfulness-and the exhilarating adrenaline rush of activism"--

AIDS (Disease) --- AIDS activists --- Prevention. --- Goldberg, Ron --- ACT UP New York (Organization) --- History --- 1980s-1990s. --- ACT UP. --- AIDS. --- Activism. --- CDC. --- FDA. --- LGBTQ+. --- NIH. --- New York City. --- Silence = Death.

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DDR und Heavy Metal? Wolf-Georg Zaddach rückt eine in der Forschung lange Zeit vernachlässigte Jugendkultur in den Fokus und erläutert - erstmalig in diesem Umfang - die alltäglichen Praktiken und Entwicklungen der Heavy Metal-Szene im DDR-Sozialismus der 1980er-Jahre. Die empirische Grundlage hierfür bieten bisher unveröffentlichte Quellen wie Songtexte auf Karteikarten, Fan-Briefe und Akten der »Stasi« (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit). Es kommen aber auch zahlreiche Zeitzeugen wie die Macher der Kultradiosendung »Tendenz Hard bis Heavy« sowie diverse Fans und Musiker zu Wort. »An Wolf Zaddachs Buch wird niemand vorbeikommen können beim Versuch, sich der Geschichte von Heavy Metal aus einer gesamtdeutschen bzw. transatlantisch-europäischen Perspektive anzunehmen.« Leonard Schmieding, WerkstattGeschichte, 82 (2020) »Faktenreich, lebendig, hochinteressant.« Mathias Freiesleben, http://powermetal.de, 11.11.2019 »Aufgrund der umfassenden Darstellung kann die Untersuchung mit vielen neuen Erkenntnissen aufwarten, welche die relativ großen Freiräume der Heavy Metal-Szenen verdeutlichen.« Christian Werkmeister, H-Soz-u-Kult, 27.08.2019 »Wolf-Georg Zaddach zeichnet mit seiner Untersuchung ein differenziertes Bild der Szene in der DDR, ihrer Vergemeinschaftungspraktiken und Strategien gegen staatliche Eingriffe und liefert damit einen wichtigen Beitrag für den Forschungsstand zur deutschen Metal-Szene.« Peter Hinrichs, Bayerisches Jahrbuch für Volkskunde, 7 (2019) »Interessant geschrieben, mit vielen Bildern aus der Zeit von Lifeauftritten, Bands oder Plattencover versehen.« Michael Lausberg, www.scharf-links.de, 28.07.2019 »Eine längst überfällige und lebendige Dokumentation der ostdeutschen Metalszene [...], die tatsächlich alle Aspekte berücksichtigt.« eclipsed, 212 (2019) »Wer es jenseits des lauwarmen ›Wind of Change‹ etwas genauer wissen will und jenseits von Ostalgie und chauvinistischen Wessi-Mitleids-Gesten (die hatten ja nix!) etwas über Szenen, Akteure und Praktiken der Heavy-Metal-Szene in der DDR erfahren will, der greife zu.« Holger Adam, Testcard, 26 (2019) »Für alle, die Nachholbedarf in Sachen ostdeutscher Metalgeschichte haben, mehr als lesenswert.« Lisa Schug, https://blogderjugendkulturen.wordpress.com, 06.02.2019 »Dies ist die erste wissenschaftliche Arbeit über das Thema der Jugendkultur Heavy Metal in der DDR. Mit vielen Bildern aus der Zeit von Liveauftritten, Bands oder Plattencover versehen. Die Arbeit gibt dabei einen ersten Einblick in ein unbekanntes Kapitel im jugendlichen Leben im letzten Jahrzehnt der DDR.« Michael Lausberg, www.amazon.de, 29.10.2018 O-Ton: »Erst geächtet, dann subventioniert« - Wolf-Georg Zaddach im Gespräch beim Deutschlandfunk am 17.10.2018. Besprochen in: ekz, 45 (2018), Martin Eichhorn Ox-Fanzine, 142/1 (2019), Ollie Fröhlich Rockhard, 3 (2019), Holger Strathmann Gerbergasse 18, 1 (2019)

Heavy Metal; DDR; Praktiken; Szene; Jugendkultur; Subkultur; Musik; 1980er-Jahre; Popkultur; Kulturgeschichte; Popmusik; Musikwissenschaft; GDR (East Germany); Practices; Scene; Youth Culture; Subculture; Music; 1980s; Popular Culture; Cultural History; Pop Music; Musicology; --- 1980s. --- Cultural History. --- GDR (East Germany). --- Music. --- Musicology. --- Pop Music. --- Popular Culture. --- Practices. --- Scene. --- Subculture. --- Youth Culture.

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Nineteen eighties. --- Années quatre-vingt (Vingtième siècle) --- France --- History --- Politics and government --- Histoire --- Politique et gouvernement --- Années quatre-vingt (Vingtième siècle) --- Nineteen eighties --- 1980s --- 80s (Twentieth century decade) --- Eighties (Twentieth century decade) --- Twentieth century

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While the United States cherishes its identity as a nation of immigrants, the country’s immigration policies are historically characterized by cycles of openness and xenophobia. Outbursts of anti-immigrant sentiment among political leaders and in the broader public are fueled by a debate over who is worthy of being considered for full incorporation into the nation, and who is incapable of assimilating and taking on the characteristics and responsibilities associated with being an American. In Illegal, Alien, or Immigrant, Lina Newton carefully dissects the political debates over contemporary immigration reform. Beginning with a close look at the disputes of the 1980's and 1990's, she reveals how a shift in legislator’s portrayals of illegal immigrants-from positive to overwhelmingly negative-facilitated the introduction and passing of controversial reforms. Newton’s analysis reveals how rival descriptions of immigrant groups and the flattering or disparaging myths that surround them define, shape, and can ultimately determine fights over immigration policy. Her pathbreaking findings will shed new light on the current political battles, their likely outcomes, and where to go from here.

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