“The Earth without us will cope just fine. Yet we without her won’t survive”. Polish rock musicians as climate defenders Cover Image

„Ziemia bez nas da sobie radę. Ale my bez niej nie przetrwamy”. Polscy muzycy rockowi jako obrońcy klimatu
“The Earth without us will cope just fine. Yet we without her won’t survive”. Polish rock musicians as climate defenders

Author(s): Maciej Fic
Subject(s): History, Music, Political Ecology, Sociology of the arts, business, education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: climate protection; Poland; rock music

Summary/Abstract: The issue of responding to human actions which had caused the environmental pollution and lowering of life quality is hardly alien to Polish rock musicians. Since the 1980s they have been addressing it in their songs, which is compounded with them leading pro-climate lifestyle. This article discusses both, some selected instances of the said musicians’ activism and the lyrical content they proposed to their audiences, tailored to instigate the readers to reflect upon contemporality and the future of the Earth.

  • Issue Year: 22/2022
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 1-23
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish