Markus Jaeger, Markus Jaeger

Popular Is Not Enough: The Political Voice Of Joan Baez (eBook, PDF)

A Case Study In The Biographical Method

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: ibidem
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783838261065
• Artikelnr.: 49060154

Autorenporträt

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.

Rezensionen

"Yes, it is about Joan Baez but it is also very much an academic book that seeks to prove that the singer's artistic endeavours are matched by genuine political and social influence. Whilst, like me, you might be reasonably conversant with her early years, what this book demonstrates is that Baez has been politically active throughout her life, all over the world, right up to the debacle of the Trump 'government'. [...] if you want to know what people thought of Baez's presence and her wider impact channeled through her art - then there's a lot to read here."-Gordon Sharpe, Americana UK, 09.02.2021"So ist ein unschätzbar wichtiges Werk entstanden, das frische Einblicke in ihr Leben und ihre Karriere während 60 Jahren USA- und Weltgeschichte gewährt. Es soll ja Dylan-Fans geben, die mit dem Aktivismus von Baez auf Kriegsfuß stehen. Gerade jenen sei dieses Buch empfohlen. [...] Hier also die spannende Geschichte einer dezidiert politisch-aktivistischen Musikerin. Respekt vor Joan Baez, Respekt aber auch vor dem Autor, diese Geschichte endlich aufgeschrieben zu haben."-Thomas Waldherr, cowboyband.blog, 10.04.2021

"So ist ein unschätzbar wichtiges Werk entstanden, das frische Einblicke in ihr Leben und ihre Karriere während 60 Jahren USA- und Weltgeschichte gewährt. Es soll ja Dylan-Fans geben, die mit dem Aktivismus von Baez auf Kriegsfuß stehen. Gerade jenen sei dieses Buch empfohlen. [...] Hier also die spannende Geschichte einer dezidiert politisch-aktivistischen Musikerin. Respekt vor Joan Baez, Respekt aber auch vor dem Autor, diese Geschichte endlich aufgeschrieben zu haben."-Thomas Waldherr, cowboyband.blog, 10.04.2021"Yes, it is about Joan Baez but it is also very much an academic book that seeks to prove that the singer's artistic endeavours are matched by genuine political and social influence. Whilst, like me, you might be reasonably conversant with her early years, what this book demonstrates is that Baez has been politically active throughout her life, all over the world, right up to the debacle of the Trump 'government'. [...] if you want to know what people thought of Baez's presence and her wider impact channeled through her art - then there's a lot to read here."-Gordon Sharpe, Americana UK, 09.02.2021