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In his study, Markus Jaeger explores the coalescence of Joan Baez's work as a singer and songwriter with her endeavors as a political activist throughout the last fifty years. He illustrates an American popular singer's significance as a political activist—for her audiences and for her opponents as well as for those victims of politically organized violence who have profited from her work. Mingling popular culture with political activism can be a helpful means to achieve non-violent societal progress. Joan Baez's work offers an excellent example for this hypothesis.
Price: $46.00
Pages: 230
Publisher: Ibidem Press
Imprint: Ibidem Press
Publication Date:
01 April 2010
Trim Size: 8.27 X 5.83 in
ISBN: 9783838201061
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Folk & Traditional
If we are to deepen our understanding of art and resistance, we need to address hard questions about protest music and popular culture and the importance of community in organizing against war.
Austrian scholar Markus Jaeger studied English and American Studies and Political Science at the University of Innsbruck. He holds a PhD in American Literature and Culture and is currently working as a librarian, translator, novelist, and poet.
Introduction
1. Stepping Over Boundaries: Materials, Methodologies And Theory
2. The Kingdom Of Childhood: Major Moments Of The 1950s
3. On Refusal Without Violence: Joan Baez And Henry David Thoreau
4. High School Activist And Folk Music Revivalist
5. Postwar Fractions In Society: Joan Baez In The 1960s
6. A Roller Coaster Decade: Joan Baez In The 1970s
7. A Narcissistic Decade: Joan Baez In The 1980s
8. Gone From Danger: Joan Baez In The 1990s
9. A Lifetime Achievement: Joan Baez In The 2000s
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Curriculum Vitae