The Political Art of Bob Dylan

David Boucher and Gary Browning provide a multi-faceted analysis of the political art of Bob Dylan. The contributions cover Dylan's career as a whole, dealing with such themes as alienation, protest, non-conformity and the American Dream. Dylan's work is examined from a variety of perspectives including the aesthetic theory of Kant, Adorno, Lyotard and Collingwood. The assembled authors are notable specialists in political theory, literary criticism and popular culture. They do not tackle Dylan from a single standpoint but collectively question how Dylan's work relates to the theory and practice of politics.

List of contents

Notes on the Contributors Preface Introduction; D.Boucher & G.Browning The Drifter's Escape; A.Gamble Bob Dylan's Critique of Judgement: 'Thinkin' about the law'; R.Brown Judas and the Many 'Betrayals' of Bob Dylan; M.Jones The Cry of Humanity: Dylan's Expressionist Period; L.Wilde Dylan & Lyotard: Is it Happening?; G.Browning Images and Distorted Facts: Politics, Poetry and Protest in the Songs of Bob Dylan; D.Boucher Index

About the author

David Boucher is Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations at Cardiff University, adjunct professor of international relations at the University of the Sunshine Coast, and Director of the Collingwood and British Idealism Centre, Cardiff.

Summary

David Boucher and Gary Browning provide a multi-faceted analysis of the political art of Bob Dylan. They do not tackle Dylan from a single standpoint but collectively question how Dylan's work relates to the theory and practice of politics.

Product details

• Authors: David Boucher, Gary Browning
• Assisted by: D. Boucher (Editor), David Boucher (Editor), G. Browning (Editor), Gary Browning (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349513031
• ISBN: 978-1-349-51303-1
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 10 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 249 g
• Illustrations: XII, 178 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; B, Music, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Communication, Political science & theory, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Media and Communication, Communication Studies, Regional Studies, Culture—Study and teaching, Political Communication, Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection