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9780826425058

Working on a Dream The Progressive Political Vision of Bruce Springsteen

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826425058

  • ISBN10:

    0826425054

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-01-28
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

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Summary

Working On a Dreamis a powerful and engaging study of this songwriter and performerrs"s art. Springsteen has consistently summoned his creative power and artistic vision to indict political developments

Author Biography

David Masciotra has written for Z Magazine, the Catholic Worker, the Humanist, PopMatters, and the Herald News in Joliet, Illinois, where he was a weekly political columnist. He is a graduate student at Valparaiso University, and lives in Indiana. For more information see www.davidmasciotra.com.

Table of Contents

Song Lyric Permissionsp. viii
Introductionp. x
Open to Pain and Crossed by the Rain: A Biographical Sketchp. 1
On a Downbound Train: The Politics of Isolationp. 18
Up to My Neck in Hock: The Politics of Alienationp. 41
Saw My Reflection in the Window: The Politics of Invisibilityp. 56
Down in Jungleland: The Politics of Urban Decayp. 84
Ain't Nobody Drawin' Wine from This Blood: The Politics of Religion and Humanismp. 125
Bodies Hanging in the Trees: The Politics of American Powerp. 154
Gonna Be a Long Walk Home: The Politics of Communityp. 179
Is There Anybody Alive Out There?: The Politics of a Bruce Springsteen Performancep. 208
The Dope's that There's Still Hope: The Politics of Renewalp. 227
Conclusionp. 245
Acknowledgmentsp. 251
Notesp. 253
Indexp. 263
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