{"title":"Ray Campbell","description":"\u003cp\u003eRay Campbell offers insightful explorations within the realm of \u003cstrong\u003ehistory and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, delving into niche and often overlooked subjects. Readers can expect meticulously researched works that illuminate key movements and periods, such as the dynamic evolution of British alternative cabaret between 1979 and 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough engaging narratives and critical analysis, Campbell’s writing invites readers to uncover the social and artistic currents that shaped distinctive cultural moments. His books provide thoughtful perspectives for anyone interested in the intersections of performance, society, and historical change.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-british-alternative-cabaret-1979-1991-by-ray-campbell-9781805966364","title":"A Cultural History of British Alternative Cabaret (1979-1991)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Open Access edition of this book is available on the Liverpool University Press website and the OAPEN library.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMany people will be familiar with the term ‘alternative comedy’ and what it was or what it wasn’t. They will remember its anarchic and confrontational nature, and its rejection of the traditional comedy aesthetic. Yet, few will remember that the scene and the physical spaces, the clubs, were collectively referred to as \u003cem\u003ealternative cabaret\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eRay Campbell’s book\u003c\/em\u003e represents the first cultural studies investigation of the alternative cabaret scene of the 1980s and early 1990s. Campbell unearths the events before alternative cabaret and charts its rise throughout the 1980s and eventual transformation into the stand-up comedy industry we recognize today. To do this, Campbell makes use of autoethnography, ethnography, and archive study to uncover alternative cabaret’s past and interrogate its many claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book departs from the position of other works on the period because it firmly situates alternative cabaret within the post-punk countercultural milieu of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Campbell also discusses how political theatre groups like CAST and movements like Rock Against Racism helped to shape the aesthetic and the discourses of the movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933624221932,"sku":"9781805966364","price":168.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781805966364-a-cultural-history-of-british-alternative-cabaret-1979-1991.jpg?v=1783878612"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/ray-campbell.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}