"Któż tam będzie wisiał?" – Bunt chłopski w miejskiej wyobraźni

• Main Author: Marcin Starnawski
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences 2012-12-01
• Series: Studia Litteraria et Historica
• Subjects: R.U.T.A.; feudalism; classism; folklore; punkrock; contestation; folk mania; „chłopomania”/ peasant mania; authenticity; revolt; violence
• Online Access: https://ispan.waw.pl/journals/index.php/slh/article/view/4

“Who’s going to dangle there?” – Peasant revolt in urban imagination. On the Gore album by R.U.T.A. and on its reception The author presents a review of a recent album “Gore: Songs of Rebellion and Misery from 16th to 20th Century” by a Polish punk rock / hardcore group R.U.T.A. The album, which combines traditional peasant lyrics with modern arrangements and folk instruments, has received acclaim from both fans and critics, while the band declared their commitment to struggles of contemporary progressive social movements. The author analyses the lyrics situating his reflection in sociological-historical framework to discuss realities of peasants’ lives and revolts during the second serfdom in early modern Poland. The author interprets the musical form of the songs as “punk-rock assimilation” of folklore themes. The final section contains critical reflection on the album’s marketing strategy and reception with the key dissected categories being “rebellion” and “authenticity.”