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Book SynopsisMarkus 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 Baezs work offers an excellent example for this hypothesis. Revised and updated edition, with an additional chapter on Joan Baezs artistic and political endeavours in the 2010s.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; Stepping Over Boundaries: Materials, Methodology and Theory; The Kingdom of Childhood: Major Moments of the 1950s; On Refusal Without Violence: Joan Baez and Henry David Thoreau; High School Activist and Folk Music Revivalist; Post-war Fractures in Society: Joan Baez in the 1960s; A Roller Coaster Decade: Joan Baez in the 1970s; A Narcissistic Decade: Joan Baez in the 1980s; Gone from Danger: Joan Baez in the 1990s; A Lifetime Achievement: Joan Baez in the 2000s; In Times of Nasty Men: Joan Baez in the 2010s; Conclusion; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Curriculum Vitae.
