John Massaro

Shades of Springsteen

Politics, Love, Sports, and Masculinity

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Produktbeschreibung

In this unique blend of memoir and musical analysis, John Massaro focuses on five of Springsteen’s main themes: love, masculinity, sports, politics, and the power of music. He draws exciting connections between the Jersey rocker’s lyrics, his own life stories, and historical, literary, and musical figures ranging from James Joyce to Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9781978816169
• ISBN-10: 1978816162
• Artikelnr.: 61341493

Autorenporträt

JOHN MASSARO writes about politics and popular culture. A Distinguished Teaching Professor at SUNY-Potsdam, he is currently retired and living in Wells, Maine. His previous books include Supremely Political: The Role of Ideology and Presidential Management in Unsuccessful Supreme Court Nominations.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction  1 Springsteen
s Biography  2 Springsteen and Politics  Teaching with Springsteen  Essay 1. Teaching Politics (and More) with Bruce Springsteen Springsteen and Patriotism  Essay 2.
Born in the U.S.A.
and Patriotism  Essay 3.
But Was It Right?
Studying Springsteen  Essay 4. Image and Reality: A Review of Springsteen
s Autobiography Born to Run  Essay 5. A Note on the State of Springsteen Scholarship Springsteen, Class, and Depression  Essay 6. Springsteen and Depression  Essay 7. Straddling Class and Demons  Essay 8.
Used Cars
and the Hidden Injuries of Class  Essay 9. Wrecking Ball and Class Warfare?  Essay 10. Why I Am a Democratic Socialist and Springsteen Isn
t
Yet Springsteen and Race  Essay 11. Racism and
American Skin (41 Shots)
  Conclusion: Springsteen and Politics  3 Springsteen, Love, and Relationships  Essay 12. A Fitzgerald/Springsteen Pastiche:
Gatsby
Down the Jersey Shore  Springsteen, Fathers, and Sons  Essay 13. Springsteen to Springsteen: Speaking of Love  Essay 14. Flying  Essay 15. Pakistani Son, Pakistani Father: An Updated Review of Sarfraz Manzoor
s Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion, and Rock
n
Roll  Compassion and Understanding in Love (and Even in Politics)  Essay 16.
Scumbag Bobby
and Springsteen
s
Spare Parts
  Essay 17. The Nixon in All of Us  Springsteen and Tunnel of Love  Essay 18. Springsteen on Relationships in Tunnel of Love  Essay 19. Bravery and Honesty in Patti Scialfäs Rumble Doll Album The Sacred and the Profane  Essay 20. The Sacred and the Profane: Springsteen, Caravaggio,
Earth Angel,
and
Renö  Essay 21. The Sacred and the Profane? The Love of a Daughter and George Carlin
s
Seven Dirty Words
  Essay 22. The Good News according to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band  Essay 23. Springsteen and Apocalypse Sex  Conclusion: Springsteen and Love   4 Springsteen, Synchronization, Sports, and Masculinity 
Glory Days
  Essay 24. Springsteen
s
Glory Days
and Synchronization  Essay 25. Synchronizing with Springsteen  Essay 26.
Glory Days
and Uncle Phil  Two More
Boring Stories
of
Glory Days
  Essay 27. Replay  Essay 28. The Stuff of Life  Springsteen and Fatherhood  Essay 29. Fatherhood: From a Different Perspective  The Traditional Model of Masculinity  Essay 30. The Traditional Model of Masculinity and Me  Essay 31. Bruce Springsteen and the Traditional Model of Masculinity  Grandpa Bruce?  Essay 32. Man to Man in Maine  Conclusion: Springsteen, Sports, and Masculinity  5 Loose Ends  Essay 33. Why Write? Some Answers Provided by Bruce Springsteen, Roger Rosenblatt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Alexander Hamilton  Essay 34. Concluding Statement  References  Index