Popular Is Not Enough: The Political Voice Of Joan Baez

A Case Study In The Biographical Method
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-8382-0106-1
Verlag: Ibidem-Verlag

Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 211 mm, Gewicht: 295 g

In his study, Markus Jäger 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 turn into a helpful means when it comes to a non-violent progress of society. Joan Baez's work offers an excellent example for this hypothesis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jäger, Marcus

Jaeger, Markus

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikpsychologie, Musiksoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikgattungen Rock & Pop, Blues, Soul
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Austrian scholar Markus Jäger (born 1976) finished his studies (English and American Studies, Political Science) at the University of Innsbruck. After receiving his doctoral degree in American Literature and Culture, he is currently working as a librarian, translator, novelist, and poet.