Section 1. The background. Introduction: Analyzing political music under self-censorship ; The nuclear past and present : structures of power and civil resistance ; Musicians in the antinuclear movement : motivations, roles, and risks -- Section 2. Spaces of protest. Cyberspace : playback and participation ; Demonstrations ; Festivals : differing models of communication ; Recordings : allegories, metaphors, and metonyms -- Conclusion: Protesting under (and against) constraints -- Selected interviews by the author
Summary
Since the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, antinuclear activism has swelled into one of the most popular and passionate movements in Japan. 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' shows that music played a central role in expressing antinuclear sentiments and mobilizing Japanese political resistance
