ABSTRACT

Focusing on the theme of American exceptionalism, this essay explores the interplay between center and margin in punk rock produced in California in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After brief accounts of both punk and exceptionalism, the article surveys instances of exceptionalist rhetoric in lyrics by punk bands from Los Angeles and San Francisco and argues that, although some punks uncritically reproduced the pernicious ideology of exceptionalism, others drew on it as a means of criticizing the nation’s failings. The study concludes by considering the different ways of understanding the relationships between margin and center in California punk.

摘要

本文以美国例外论为主题，探讨了 1970 年代末和 1980 年代初在加利福尼亚产生的朋克摇滚中的中心和边缘之间的相互作用。在简要介绍了朋克和例外论之后，这篇文章调查了洛杉矶和旧金山朋克乐队歌词中的例外论修辞实例，并认为，尽管一些朋克不加批判地复制了例外论的有害意识形态，但其他人则利用它作为一种手段批评国家的失败。该研究最后考虑了理解加利福尼亚朋克中边缘和中心之间关系的不同方式。