Art of Resistance
Subtitle: Cultural Protest Against the Austrian Far Right in the Early Twenty-First Century
Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781789200461
Subjects: Protest movements; Right-wing extremists; Right and left (political science); Political parties; Austria, politics and government
Description: "Well before the far-right resurgence that has most recently transformed European politics, Austria's 1999 parliamentary elections surprised the world with the unexpected success of the Freedom Party of Austria and its charismatic leader, Jörg Haider. The party's perceived xenophobia, isolationism, and unabashed nationalism in turn inspired a massive protest movement that expressed opposition not only through street protests but also in novels, plays, films, and music. Through careful readings of this varied cultural output, The Art of Resistance traces the aesthetic styles and strategies deployed during this time, providing critical context for understanding modern Austrian history as well as the European protest movements of today"--