L'underground politique, artistique, rock (1970-1980)

The Political, Artistic, Rock Underground in Hungary in the 1970s-1980sThe article analyses the interweaving relations between politics, arts, rock music, the opposition "counterculture" & "subculture" in the Budapest underground circles in the last decades of the socialist system. After discussing the common features & significant differences in the concepts of "subculture," "folk culture," "counterculture" & underground culture the article describes the political & artistical context of these phenomena in Hungary. The emergence of the rock "new wave" concomitant with the creation of alternative public spaces by political dissidents is an interesting topic for a historical & ethnological analysis. References. Adapted from the source document.