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Annual Graduate Student Symposium

Conference

2015

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Rock Against Reagan: Punk Rock, Politics, And The 1984 Presidential Election, Jonathan Kyle Williams Apr 2015

Rock Against Reagan: Punk Rock, Politics, And The 1984 Presidential Election, Jonathan Kyle Williams

Annual Graduate Student Symposium

Punk Rock was more than just a style of music, but instead a cultural and political movement. During the 1984 Presidential Election punks from across the U.S. gathered at "Rock Against Reagan" concerts to demonstrate their opposition to not just the president but also the ideology of the New Right.