Popular Is Not Enough: The Political Voice Of Joan Baez: A Case Study In The Biographical Method

by Markus Jaeger

Overview

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 sixty 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. Revised and updated edition, with an additional chapter on Joan Baez’s artistic and political endeavours in the 2010s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783838275567
Publisher:	ibidem
Publication date:	03/16/2021
Sold by:	Libreka GmbH
Format:	eBook
Pages:	260
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

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, novelist, critic, and poet. His novel “Helden für immer” was nominated for the 2019 DeLiA literary award.

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

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.

American Studies