![]() | Radical Theatrics: Put-Ons, Politics, and the Sixties Subjects: Protest movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Radicalism -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Radicals -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Political activists -- United States -- History -- 20th century; ; From burning draft cards to staging nude protests, much left-wing political activism in 1960s America was distinguished by deliberate outrageousness. This theatrical activism, aimed at the mass media and practiced by Abbie Hoffman and the Yippies, the Black Panthers, and the Gay Activists Alliance, among others, is often dismissed as naive and out of touch, or criticized for tactics condemned as silly and off-putting to the general public. Craig J. Peariso is assistant professor of art history at Boise State University. |
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