Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:book
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:lectures
panel discussions
articles and essays
discussions in academic settings
gptkbp:author gptkb:Tom_Wolfe
gptkbp:cultural_significance examines the intersection of race and class
analyzes media representation
challenges the sincerity of liberal activism
explores the concept of performative activism
highlights contradictions in social movements
reflects on the politics of privilege
gptkbp:focus social issues
gptkbp:genre gptkb:non-fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers
gptkbp:impact cultural criticism
gptkbp:influenced political discourse
modern journalism
sociological studies of activism
subsequent cultural critiques
gptkbp:influenced_by 1960s counterculture
gptkbp:is_critiqued_by liberal elites
gptkbp:isbn 978-0374531402
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:notable_quote “ Mau-Mauing the flak catchers is a way of getting attention.”
“ The radical chic is a kind of social fashion.”
gptkbp:notable_themes class struggle
race relations
gptkbp:page_count 128
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1970
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Black_Panther_Party
social justice movements
1960s protests
gptkbp:setting gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:style journalistic
gptkbp:subject_matter gptkb:activists
elite liberalism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Electric_Kool-Aid_Acid_Test
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5