Some items are only available on campus or will require authentication via EUID and Password at the point of use.

Advanced Search

We take care of our own: faith, class, and politics in the art of Bruce Springsteen

June Skinner Sawyers
Resource Type:
E-Book
Publication:
New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2024
Connect to online resource

AvailabilityUpdate URL to this section

No items found. Please contact the Willis Library Service Desk for assistance

More Details

Summary:
"We Take Care of Our Own traces the evolution of Bruce Springsteen's beliefs, beginning with his New Jersey childhood and ending with his most recent works from Springsteen on Broadway to Letter to You. The author follows the singer's life, examining his albums and a variety of influences (both musical and non-musical), especially his Catholic upbringing and his family life, to show how he became an outspoken icon for working-class America -- indeed for working class life throughout the world. In this way, the author emphasizes the universality of Springsteen's canon and depicts how a working-class sensibility can apply to anyone anywhere who believes in fairness and respect. In addition, the author places Springsteen in the historical context not only of literature (especially John Steinbeck) but also in the art world (specifically the work of Thomas Hart Benton and Edward Hopper). Among the themes explored in the book include community, a sense of place, America as the Promised Land, the myth of the West, and, ultimately, mortality"-- [Provided by publisher]
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : in the shadow of plenty
  • Workingman
  • A sense of place
  • Chapter and verse
  • The good book
  • The populist imperative
  • Hope and dreams
  • Left behind
  • An absence of things
  • Jersey cowboy
  • Tomorrows and yesterdays
  • Coda : far beyond today
  • Afterword / by Andre Dubus III
Author/Creator:
Sawyers, June Skinner, 1957- , author
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
We take care of our own: faith, class, and politics in the art of Bruce Springsteen [by Sawyers, J.S.]
Subjects:
Springsteen, Bruce
Springsteen, Bruce — Political and social views
Springsteen, Bruce — Criticism and interpretation
Rock music — Social aspects — United States
Rock music — United States — History and criticism
General Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Call Numbers:
ML420.S77 S304 2024eb
ISBNs:
9781978835733 (electronic bk.)
1978835736 (electronic bk.)
9781978835702 [Invalid]
1978835701 [Invalid]
9781978835719 [Invalid]
197883571X [Invalid]
OCLC Numbers:
1451798189
Other Control Numbers:
EBC31076004 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp20967642