Lopes de Barros Publishes Monograph | Latin American Studies

Lopes de Barros Publishes Monograph

Rodrigo Lopes de Barros, Assistant Professor of Spanish & Portuguese and a core faculty member of the Center for Latin American Studies, has published a new book: Distortion and Subversion: Punk Rock Music and the Protests for Free Public Transportation in Brazil (1996-2011) (Liverpool University Press). In this book, he uses the method of cyber-archaeology of websites, archival research, and interviews to discuss how the Brazilian punk and hardcore music scene joined forces with political militants to foster a new social movement that demanded the universal right to free public transportation. These groups collaborated in numerous venues and media: music shows, protests, festivals, conferences, radio stations, posters, albums, slogans, and digital and printed publications. (The PDF of the book is available in open access here.)

Prof. Lopes de Barros will be discussing the book at BU’s Initiative on Cities on Monday, November 14. Event details here.

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