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Hairspray the Musical: Cultural politics of the 60s, now, and race

Hairspray the Musical: Cultural politics of the 60s, now, and race

By Mark Bahnisch on July 18, 2011

What interests me in this post is the cultural politics of Hairspray. One of its marketing themes is 60s nostalgia. That nostalgia is by necessity a collective re-imagining of what the 60s ‘meant’, whether or not we were around to form our own judgements.

Posted in Activism, Art, Culture, Featured, History, Music, Race, Relationships, Sydney, Urbanism | Tagged 60s, Australia, cultural politics, dance, difference, equality, Hairspray, intersectionality, liberalism, multiculturalism, nostalgia, revolution, social change, societalisation, Theodor Adorno | 31 Responses

CPD post: Politics, policies and cultural diversity

By Guest Poster on August 19, 2010

During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next term, [...]

Posted in federal election 2010, Policy, Sociology | Tagged Andrew Jabukowicz, cultural diversity, Federal Election 2010, multiculturalism, Policy, Thinking Points | 6 Responses

Lazy Sunday!

By Mark Bahnisch on August 17, 2008

Since we don’t live by politix alone (I sincerely hope), what did people get up to this weekend? Join in, share some tales, regulars and lurkers all! Beautiful day in Brisbane, by the way. If you’d like to see a [...]

Posted in Art, Brisbane, Culture, International, Life, Photography, Urbanism | Tagged Brisbane, brisbane powerhouse, brisneyland, brisvegas, Indonesian community, Life, multiculturalism, pasifika festival, Photography, Sociology, urban sociology, visual anthropology | 21 Responses

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