Long Walk Home (eBook, ePUB)

Reflections on Bruce Springsteen
Redaktion: Jonathan D. Cohen, Cohen; June Skinner Sawyers, Sawyers

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Bruce Springsteen might be the quintessential American rock musician but his songs have resonated with fans from all walks of life and from all over the world. This unique collection features reflections from a diverse array of writers who explain what Springsteen means to them and describe how they have been moved, shaped, and challenged by his music. Contributors to Long Walk Home include novelists like Richard Russo, rock critics like Greil Marcus and Gillian Gaar, and other noted Springsteen scholars and fans such as A. O. Scott, Peter Ames Carlin, and Paul Muldoon. They reveal how Springsteen s albums served as the soundtrack to their lives while also exploring the meaning of his music and the lessons it offers its listeners. The stories in this collection range from the tale of how Growin Up helped a lonely Indian girl adjust to life in the American South to the saga of a group of young Australians who turned to Born to Run to cope with their country s 1975 constitutional crisis. These essays examine the big questions at the heart of Springsteen s music, demonstrating the ways his songs have resonated for millions of listeners for nearly five decades. Commemorating the Boss s seventieth birthday, Long Walk Home explores Springsteen s legacy and provides a stirring set of testimonials that illustrate why his music matters.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. September 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978805286
• Artikelnr.: 72347130

Autorenporträt

JONATHAN D. COHEN received his PhD in history from the University of Virginia. He is the managing editor of BOSS: The Biannual Online-Journal of Springsteen Studies and the coeditor of All In: The Spread of Gambling in Twentieth-Century United States (2018).   JUNE SKINNER SAWYERS has published extensively on Bruce Springsteen, including Racing in the Street: The Bruce Springsteen Reader (2004) and Workingman: The Faith-Based Politics ofBruce Springsteen (2014). Born in Glasgow, she currently teaches humanities courses at the Newberry Library in Chicago.  

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Why Springsteen?
            Jonathan D. Cohen and June Skinner Sawyers
Part I   Springsteen Stories
1          Growing Up with Bruce Springsteen
Eric Alterman
2          How Bruce Springsteen Made a Middle-Aged Woman Believe in the
Magic of Rock and Roll
Nancy S. Bishop
3          From the Backstreets to the Badlands: My Springsteen Journey
            Deepa Iyer
4          The Ripple Effect
            Frank Stefanko
Part II  Springsteen, Politics, and American Society
5          The Role of the Popular Artist in a Democratic Society
Jefferson Cowie and Joel Dinerstein
6          Starting a Fire: Bruce Springsteen's Political Journey from
"Born in the U.S.A."  to "American Skin (41 Shots)"
Gillian G. Gaar
7          Springsteen's American Dream
Louis P. Masur
8       At the River
Paul Muldoon
9          The Ties That Bind 
A. O. Scott
Part III Springsteen Live
10        Live at the Roxy 
Greil Marcus
11        The Magic Circle 
Wesley Stace
12        Twist and Shout
David L. Ulin
Part IV Springsteen the Artist
13        Brilliant Disguise: The Completely True Fictional Adventures of
Bruce Springsteen
Peter Ames Carlin
14        Interview with Martyn Joseph by Irwin H. Streight
15        This Train: Bruce Springsteen as Public Artist 
Colleen J. Sheehy
16        Born to Write: Bruce Springsteen, Flannery O'Connor, and the
Songstory
Irwin H. Streight
17        Ten Great Springsteen Moments (and Five Iconic Concerts)
Kenneth Womack
Part V  Springsteen, Sex, Race, and Gender
18        Our Butch Mother, Bruce Springsteen
Natalie Adler
19        Springsteen's Women: Tougher Than the Rest 
Gina Barreca
20        Shackled and Drawn
Lauren Onkey
21        American Skin: Springsteen and Blackness 
Elijah Wald
Part VI Springsteen and Aging
22        Summer's Fall: Springsteen in Senescence
Jim Cullen
23        Work and Play: Mid-Life Music 
Daniel Wolff
Part VII           Springsteen beyond Borders
24        Bruce Springsteen's River in Dublin
Dermot Bolger
25        The Boss in Bulgaria
Richard Russo
26        We Take Care of Our Own
Wayne Swan
Acknowledgments
Notes on Contributors
Index